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anomie
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[ˈanəmi], (Noun)
Definitions:
- lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group
(e.g: the theory that high-rise architecture leads to anomie in the residents)
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Origin
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1930s: from French, from Greek anomia, from anomos ‘lawless’
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