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ANOMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Socially disoriented

Example:

we live in an age of rootless alienated people

Synonyms:

alienated; anomic; disoriented

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unoriented (not having position or goal definitely set or ascertained)

Derivation:

anomie; anomy (personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation)

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