anarchy

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an‧ar‧chy/ˈænəki $ -ər-/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
[date : 1500-1600; Language : Medieval Latin; Origin : anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos 'having no ruler', from an- 'without' + archos 'ruler']
a situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation:
　 ▪ The prison is close to anarchy.
　 ▪ The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy.
slide/fall/descend into anarchy
　 ▪ The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.

noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ There was a state of near anarchy in the classroom.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ And that would imply either anarchy or autocracy.
▪ Bad films emerge from creative anarchy which brings out the weaknesses of those involved.
▪ Perhaps, then, once homosexuals can marry, marital anarchy will follow?
▪ That there are risks associated with civil disobedience no one would deny, and among them is the risk of anarchy.
▪ The Big Boy, when he hints at anarchy, is still respectful, apologetic, as if talking to a superior.