The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy.anarchyan‧ar‧chy /ˈænəki $ -ər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
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.
WORD ORIGINanarchy
Origin:
1500-1600 Medieval Latin anarchia, from Greek, from anarchos ‘having no ruler’, from an- ‘without’ + archos ‘ruler’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- There was a state of near anarchy in the classroom.
- 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.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy. The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy.
a situation in which there is no effective government in a country or no order in an organization or situation: The classroom was in a constant state of anarchy. The nation is in danger of falling into anarchy. 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.