Anomie
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noun.
Social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
noun.
Alienation and purposelessness experienced by a person or a class as a result of a lack of standards, values, or ideals.
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noun.
Alienation
or social instability caused by
erosion
of standards and values.
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noun.
personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation
noun.
lack of moral standards in a society
Word Usage
"But in sociology, we use the term anomie, the sense of normlessness that comes just like the spiraling down."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
immorality
isolation