anomie
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anomie
- /ˈæn.ə.mi/
- /a.noʊ̯ˈmi/
Where it comes from
From French anomie, from Ancient Greek ἀνομία (anomía, “lawlessness”), from ἄνομος (ánomos, “lawless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + νόμος (nómos, “law”). Popularized by French sociologist Émile Durkheim (1858–1917).
noun anomies · anomy
- Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values. This is in line with sociologist Emile Durkheim's seminal study Suicide (1897 [1997]), which argued that "anomie", or normlessness, could explain variations in suicide rates across countries and time.
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Talk about this word "anomie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anomie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anomie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anomie "anomie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anomie.Cite this
@misc{anomie_2026,
title = {anomie},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anomie},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
