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an·ar·chy
anarchy
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- pronunciation:
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part of speech: |
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anarchies |
definition 1: |
absence of government or law within a state or society.
After the leader's assassination, there was anarchy until one of the rebel factions was able to gain control.- synonyms:
- lawlessness, mobocracy, ochlocracy
- antonyms:
- government
- similar words:
- nihilism, utopia
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definition 2: |
political and social disorder resulting from a lack or absence of governmental authority.
Many were senselessly murdered during the period of anarchy that followed the revolution.- synonyms:
- disarray, disorder
- antonyms:
- order
- similar words:
- confusion, insurgence, insurrection, tumult
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definition 3: |
a state of confusion or disorder; chaos.
The power blackout caused anarchy in the city.- synonyms:
- disarray, tumult, turmoil
- antonyms:
- government
- similar words:
- bedlam, chaos, confusion, disorder, mess, pandemonium, riot
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