anarchy

anarchie, désordre

Situation où chacun agit sans respecter de règles et où tout est désorganisé.

En anglais simple : A situation where people behave without rules and everything is confused.

• The classroom was pure anarchy.
• Without a chairperson, the meeting descended into anarchy.
• There was total anarchy when the sale began.

Synonymes : chaos, disorder

Contraires : order

Expressions courantes : total anarchy, complete anarchy, descend into anarchy

anarchie

Désordre violent dans un pays où aucun gouvernement ni pouvoir ne parvient à maintenir l’ordre.

En anglais simple : Violent confusion in a country because there is no effective government or authority.

• The country fell into anarchy.
• The government collapsed, leaving anarchy in the streets.
• Families fled the violence and anarchy after the coup.

Synonymes : lawlessness, chaos

Contraires : order

Expressions courantes : descend into anarchy, political anarchy, complete anarchy

anarchie

Situation d’une société qui n’a ni gouvernement ni dirigeants.

En anglais simple : A situation in which a society has no government or rulers.

• The community lived in anarchy.
• The book explores anarchy as a way of organizing society.
• They debated whether anarchy could exist without disorder.

Synonymes : statelessness

Expressions courantes : political anarchy, society in anarchy, state of anarchy