anomic
[ ə-nŏm′ĭk, ə-nō′mĭk ]
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adj.
Socially unstable, alienated, and disorganized.
n.
A socially unstable, alienated person.
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Words nearby anomic
anomalous dispersion, anomalous monism, anomaly, anomer, anomia, anomic, anomic aphasia, anomie, anomite, anon, anonychia
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How to use anomic in a sentence
This, however, is not to suggest that minorities are necessarily anomic.
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