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anarchia

anarchy

noun ah-nar-KEE-ah Rare
People & Society Politics

Origin: From Greek anarchia, from an- (without) + arkhē (rule).

Also means

chaos

Usage Note

Anarchia can describe both the political philosophy rejecting all authority and, loosely, any state of disorder or chaos. In everyday speech the second sense dominates (è un'anarchia totale = it's total chaos). The derived adjective is anarchico.

Examples

"La città era caduta nell'anarchia."

Natural Translation

The city had fallen into anarchy.

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