(ăn′ŏ-mē)
[Pronunciation]
[Fr. from Gr. anomia, lawlessness]

A term coined by the French sociologist Emile Durkheim (1858–1917) to indicate a condition similar to alienation.
The individual feels there has been a disintegration of his or her norms and values. Durkheim felt such individuals were prone to take their lives because of the anxiety, isolation, and alienation that they experience.