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anarchicCharacterized by a lack of order, structure, or control; chaotic and lawless.

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: Characterized by a lack of order, structure, or control; chaotic and lawless.

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈnɑrkɪk/

Example Sentences

  • My teenager's room is completely anarchic - clothes everywhere and no system whatsoever.
  • The anarchic traffic in the city center makes driving a nightmare.
  • During the food fight, the cafeteria became an anarchic battlefield of flying mashed potatoes.

anarchic

ADJECTIVE

[/əˈnɑrkɪk/]

Characterized by a lack of order, structure, or control; chaotic and lawless.

Characterized by a lack of order, structure, or control; chaotic and lawless.
💡 Concept

Characterized by a lack of order, structure, or control; chaotic and lawless.

Anarchic art destroys the hierarchic atmosphere!
🎵 Rhyme

Anarchic art destroys the hierarchic atmosphere!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈnɑrkɪk/

🌳Etymology

Prefixan--
Rootarch
Suffix--ic

Origin

From Ancient Greek 'anarkhos' meaning 'without a ruler.' The word entered English through French in the 17th century to describe states of lawlessness or chaos.

Breakdown

an- (without/not) + arkh- (ruler/chief) + -ic (adjective suffix meaning 'having the quality of')

🎵Rhyme

archaicheroicstoic

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My teenager's room is completely anarchic - clothes everywhere and no system whatsoever.

The anarchic traffic in the city center makes driving a nightmare.

😄 Fun example

During the food fight, the cafeteria became an anarchic battlefield of flying mashed potatoes.

The anarchic nature of the internet allows both freedom and chaos.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

chaoticlawlessdisorderlyuncontrolledturbulent

Antonyms

orderedstructured

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