Definition of ANARCHY

anarchy

Plural: anarchies

Noun

  • A state of disorder due to an absence of authority.
  • a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)
  • The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
  • The political theory that a community is best organized by the voluntary cooperation of individuals, rather than by a government, which is regarded as being coercive by nature.
  • A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.
  • Confusion in general; disorder.

Examples

  • It was total anarchy in the clothes shop on Black Friday as soon as they opened the doors.
  • The game devolved into anarchy when two different dictionaries gave conflicting rulings.

Origin / Etymology

From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.

Antonyms

antonym(s) of, nonanarchy, order

Scrabble Score: 15

anarchy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
anarchy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anarchy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

anarchy: valid Words With Friends Word