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anomic

an·o·mic [ ə nómmik, ə nṓmik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. sociology unstable because of moral breakdown: unstable because moral and social codes have been eroded or abandoned
an anomic society

2. psychology affected by alienation: feeling alienated from society and disoriented by the perceived absence of a social or moral framework



noun  (plural an·o·mics)
Definition:
 
psychology somebody affected by alienation: somebody who feels alienated and disoriented because of the lack of a social and moral framework

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