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Anarchist vs Anomie - What's the difference?

anarchist | anomie |

As nouns the difference between anarchist and anomie

is that anarchist is one who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such while anomie is alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values.

As an adjective anarchist

is relating to anarchism or to anarchists.

anarchist

English

(wikipedia anarchist)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
  • One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
  • (By extension from previous sense ), one who promotes chaos and lawlessness; a nihilist.
  • One who resents outside control or influence on his or her life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.

    • Usage notes

    * Self-identified anarchists in sense 1 may object to the use of this term in senses 2 and 3.

    Related terms

    * anarchy * anarch * anarcho- * libertarian

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (somewhat, rare) Relating to anarchism or to .

    • Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ist ----

    anomie

    English

    (wikipedia anomie)

    Alternative forms

    * anomy

    Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * anomic