anomic

adj
/əˈnɒm.ɪk/UK/əˈnɑm.ɪk/US

Etymology

Related to anomia.

  1. derived from ἀνομία
  2. borrowed from anomie
  3. formed as anomic — “anomie + -ic

Definitions

  1. Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).

  2. Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.

    • Anglo-Indians (Eurasians) ceased to be counted as a separate category although we know from other evidence that many of that community, beleaguered and anomic as they often felt themselves to be, remained in railroad service (Bear, 2007).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA