Definitions for anarchy

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anarchy an·ar·chy

Spelling: [an-er-kee]

IPA: /ˈæn ər ki/

Anarchy is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 106 anagrams from letters in anarchy (aachnry).

Definitions for anarchy

noun

1. a state of society without government or law.
2. political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental control: Synonyms: lawlessness, disruption, turmoil.
3. anarchism (def 1).
4. lack of obedience to an authority; insubordination:
5. confusion and disorder: Synonyms: chaos, disruption, turbulence; license; disorganization, disintegration.

Origin of anarchy

1530-40; (Middle French anarchie or Medieval Latin anarchia) Greek, anarchía lawlessness, literally, lack of a leader, equivalent to ánarch(os) leaderless (an- an-

Examples for anarchy

There are quite enough sons of anarchy in Syria and Iraq already.

Whoever rejects it does of necessity fly to anarchy or to despotism.

The chief of a nation that prefers the pestilence of despotism to the plague of anarchy.

Letting humans use their common sense is not an invitation to anarchy.

Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy.

It may be true (on the whole it is) that this social machine we have made is better than anarchy.

The notion of anarchy so appalled the conservative Reagan, he came out against Briggs, and it was defeated.

And this is the prevailing attitude that white St. Louis fears the most: an all out riot, anarchy, lawlessness, disorder.

I had the opportunity to appear on the popular Sons of anarchy series in their final season.

Let this business of anarchy be dealt with and settled once and for all!