French Conversation · Level 34
75 words
French word
anarchique
Pronunciation
IPA/anaʁʃik/
Meaning
- adjectivechaotic
Example
Le bureau est anarchique.
The office is chaotic.
More examples
La circulation est anarchique ce matin.
Traffic is chaotic this morning.
Core concept
A system whose elements are scattered because no rule, structure, or coordinating authority holds them together.
Common phrases
situation anarchique
anarchic situation
organisation anarchique
anarchic organization
circulation anarchique
chaotic traffic
Similar words
désordonné: Disordered and untidy, with things not properly arranged.
désorganisé: Lacking organization, so plans or work proceed inefficiently.
chaotique: In a state of severe confusion and disorder.
bordélique: Extremely untidy and cluttered, in informal language.
Definition in French
Qui manque d'ordre ou de règles établies, provoquant une désorganisation visible.
Word origin
The adjective anarchique derives from French anarchie and the adjective-forming suffix -ique, ultimately tracing back to Greek anarkhia, 'without a ruler'.
Usage tips
- Anarchique usually describes disorder in an arrangement or organization, whereas anarchiste refers to a person or idea linked to anarchism.
Other meanings
- anarchicadjective
Opposites
- ordonnéorderlyadjective
- organiséorganizedadjective
Related words
- anarchieanarchynoun
- anarchisteanarchistnoun
- anarchiquementanarchicallyadverb