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Anomie is an English word with synonyms like isolation or immorality. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Anomie meaning

Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

Synonyms of Anomie

anomy isolation immorality

Related words

Other words often associated with Anomie or its synonyms:

evildoing wickedness estrangement quality defense transgression evil disaffection separation iniquity morality alienation

Using Anomie

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
  • Useful related words include: anomy, isolation, immorality.
  • In the example corpus, anomie often appears in combinations such as: of anomie, anomie and.

Context around Anomie

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

postmodern 1× generated 1× word 1× use 1×

Often after:

instability 1× trends 1× theory 1×

Sentence patterns with Anomie

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

adrift of anomie instability after 1× association with anomie to explain 1× condition of anomie as being 1× consumerism postmodern anomie and that 1× effect of anomie on academic 1× it generated anomie trends in 1× lead to anomie and that 1× link between anomie and academic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

durkheim contrasted the 1× friedrich hayek notably 1× in righteous dopefiend 1× it generated anomie 1× lamenting the state 1× proponents of anarchism 1×

Common sentence endings:

actually increases lawlessness 1× begin using heroin 1× environment is interposed 1× known as masculinity 1× men these days 1× michael t ewing 1×

Words around Anomie

Just before it in the word index:

anomic 6 anomia 2 anomeric 4 anomar 2 anomaly 330 anomalously 12

Just after it in the word index:

anon 30 anoncoin 3 anong 5 anonimalle 2 anons 4 anonyme 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Anomie

  • In this selection, "anomie" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, postmodern, generated, word, instability, trends and theory stand out and add context to how "anomie" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include adrift of anomie instability after and association with anomie to explain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "anomie" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with anomie

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It generated anomie trends in society. (6 words)

Friedrich Hayek notably uses the word anomie with this meaning. (10 words)

In Righteous Dopefiend, Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg use anomie theory to explain why people begin using heroin. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Lamenting the state of anomie which Nigeria best typifies in my column last week, I asked: “Is it not shaming, shameful, shameless, and shame worthy that a country at war feels the moral obligation to send grains to dying Nigerians? (40 words)

In some of these tweets and retweets there is a palpable sense of being adrift, of anomie (instability after a breaking down of social norms), all of which is often dicussed as common for young men these days. (38 words)

The term is sometimes used in association with anomie to explain the general mood of despair at a perceived pointlessness of existence that one may develop upon realising there are no necessary norms, rules, or laws. (36 words)

Question examples

Lamenting the state of anomie which Nigeria best typifies in my column last week, I asked: “Is it not shaming, shameful, shameless, and shame worthy that a country at war feels the moral obligation to send grains to dying Nigerians? (40 words)

Example sentences (12)

In some of these tweets and retweets there is a palpable sense of being adrift, of anomie (instability after a breaking down of social norms), all of which is often dicussed as common for young men these days.

Lamenting the state of anomie which Nigeria best typifies in my column last week, I asked: “Is it not shaming, shameful, shameless, and shame worthy that a country at war feels the moral obligation to send grains to dying Nigerians?

The film turns on warring halves, a presumptive beta (Edward Norton) and his alpha twin (Pitt), who confront consumerism, postmodern anomie and that cult known as masculinity.

It generated anomie trends in society.

That doesn’t mean that the anomie from which so many of our discontented fellow citizens apparently suffer is illusory.

According to one academic survey, psychometric testing confirmed a link between anomie and academic dishonesty among university students, suggesting that universities needed to foster codes of ethics among students in order to curb it.

Durkheim contrasted the condition of anomie as being the result of a malfunction of organic solidarity during the transition from mechanical solidarity: But on the contrary, if some opaque environment is interposed..

Friedrich Hayek notably uses the word anomie with this meaning.

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In Righteous Dopefiend, Philippe Bourgois and Jeff Schonberg use anomie theory to explain why people begin using heroin.

Proponents of anarchism claim that anarchy does not necessarily lead to anomie and that hierarchical command actually increases lawlessness.

The effect of anomie on academic dishonesty among university students by Albert Caruana, B. Ramaseshan, Michael T. Ewing.

The term is sometimes used in association with anomie to explain the general mood of despair at a perceived pointlessness of existence that one may develop upon realising there are no necessary norms, rules, or laws.

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Common combinations with anomie

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "anomie" in a sentence?
An example: "In some of these tweets and retweets there is a palpable sense of being adrift, of anomie (instability after a breaking down of social norms), all of which is often dicussed as common for young men these days." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "anomie" from authentic English texts.
What does "anomie" mean?
Anomie means: Alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.
What are synonyms of "anomie"?
Common synonyms of "anomie" include: anomy, isolation, immorality.
How many example sentences with "anomie" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "anomie", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.