From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishanarchyan‧ar‧chy /ˈænəki $ -ər-/●くろまる○しろまる○しろまる noun [uncountable]CONTROLa situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situationThe prison is close to anarchy.The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy.slide/fall/descend into anarchyThe nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.Examples from the Corpusanarchy• The Big Boy, when he hints at anarchy, is still respectful, apologetic, as if talking to a superior.• Bad filmsemerge from creativeanarchy which brings out the weaknesses of those involved.• And that would imply either anarchy or autocracy.• There was a state of nearanarchy in the classroom.• That there are risksassociated with civil disobedience no one would deny, and among them is the risk of anarchy.Originanarchy(1500-1600)Medieval Latinanarchia, from Greek, from anarchos"having no ruler", from an-"without" + archos"ruler"