Associations to the word «Anomy»

Noun

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Wiktionary

ANOMY, noun. Alternative spelling of anomie

Dictionary definition

ANOMY, noun. Personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation.
ANOMY, noun. Lack of moral standards in a society.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats