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anarchy.

The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæn.ə.ki/Australia, Received-Pronunciation/ˈæn.ɚ.ki/General-American, Ireland/ˈeə̯n.ɚ.ki//ˈɛə̯n.ɚ.ki/

  1. The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.

    uncountable

  2. 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.

    rare · uncountable

  3. A chaotic and confusing absence of any form of political authority or government.

    countable

  4. Confusion in general; disorder.

    countable · uncountable
    It was total anarchy in the clothes shop on Black Friday as soon as they opened the doors.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ἀρχή (arkhḗ) Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek ἄναρχος (ánarkhos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰρχῐ́ᾱ (ănărkhĭ́ā)der. New Latin anarchiader. English anarchy From New Latin anarchia, from Ancient Greek ἀναρχία (anarkhía). By surface analysis, an- + -archy.

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