anarchy[noun]Synonyms: lawlessness, chaos, confusion, disorder, disorganization, revolution, riot
Related Idioms: mob rule (
or law), reign of terror
Related Words: confusion,
disorder,
disorganization [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
an‧ar‧chy /ˈænəki $ -ər-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos 'having no ruler', from an- 'without' + archos 'ruler']
a situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation:
The prison is close to anarchy. The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy.slide/fall/descend into anarchy The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲