anarchy (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *anarchy*:
NOUN	state	anarchy, lawlessness	a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

anarchy > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'nerkiy
Rhymes	achy ... yucky: 142 rhymes with kiy...

English > *anarchy*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government).
Synonym	lawlessness
Category	government, governing, governance, government activity, administration	The act of governing
Narrower	nihilism	complete denial of all established authority and institutions
Broader	disorder	A disturbance of the peace or of public order
Spanish	acracia, anarquía
Catalan	acràcia, anarquia
Adjectives	anarchical	without law or control
Nouns	anarchist	an advocate of anarchism

HyperDic: anarchy