Societal breakdown

• Societal collapse
• Lack of societal moral standards
• Rootlessness
• Breakdown of societal norms (Var.)
• Miracle

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anomy \An"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?. See Anomia .] Disregard or violation of law. [R.] --Glanvill.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of anomie English)

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"lawlessness," 1590s, anglicized from French anomie ; from Greek anomia "lawlessness," noun of quality from anomos "without law, lawless," from a- , privative prefix, "without" (see an- (1)) + nomos "law" (see numismatics ).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation [syn: anomie ] lack of moral standards in a society [syn: anomie ]