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Anomie vs Upheaval - What's the difference?

anomie | upheaval |

As nouns the difference between anomie and upheaval

is that anomie is alienation or social instability caused by erosion of standards and values while upheaval is the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust.

anomie

English

(wikipedia anomie)

Alternative forms

* anomy

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * anomic

    upheaval

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the process of being heaved upward, especially the raising of part of the earth's crust
  • a sudden violent upset, disruption or convulsion
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    • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author= , title=Wales 2-1 Montenegro , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Since that upheaval Wales have won just once in seven games, beating Northern Ireland in the Nations Cup last May.}}