Literally, without law, a condition of disintegration of a society into individual components resulting from the absence of conventions, shared perceptions and goals. A social system describable as a mere aggregate, the state of maximum social entropy.
The Brady Bunch befell anomie when that fat maid left for vacation. When she got back, she had to clean up Marsha's mung, castrate all the boys and kick out the littest one's boyfriend, and hide the ugly wife's body. After which she looks at the camera and shrugs to a big audience laugh.
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2. The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.
3. The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.
2. The belief in the existence of spiritual beings that are separable or separate from bodies.
3. The hypothesis holding that an immaterial force animates the universe.
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Dammit, what's that thing called again? I know it--it's on the tip of my tongue. Argh, my anomia is acting up again.
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Get the añomio mug.1) Man, there's a great word for that in Swahili, but there's no word for it in English. We need to come up with a new word to take care of this anominy.
2) I had this great idea, but it was totally anominous, so I made up a word for it.
2) I had this great idea, but it was totally anominous, so I made up a word for it.
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“Taking pleasure in the misfortune of others” was an anominy in English, so the German word “ schadenfreude” had to be borrowed.
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