Associations to the word «Anomie»

Wiktionary

ANOMIE, noun. Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche