anomic
Collocations
3VERB + ANOMIC
beleaguered, fall
PREP.
in, into
ADV.
often
Definitions
adj
Characterized by or pertaining to anomia (the inability to remember names).
When these patients are asked to say aloud the name of an object in a drawing (like a broom), it is common for them to fall into an anomic state in which they cannot recover the name of the object, although they know perfectly well what object is represented in the drawing.
adj
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).
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — socially disoriented
- alienated
- disoriented
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2When these patients are asked to say aloud the name of an object in a drawing (like a broom), it is common for them to fall into an anomic state in which they cannot recover the name of the object, al
WiktionaryAnglo-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, rema
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