acephalisis
/eɪˌsɛfəˈlʌɪsɪs/ /eɪˌkɛfəˈlʌɪsɪs/rare
noun
The condition of being without a leader or head; lack of leadership.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Speed (d. 1629), historian and cartographer. From ancient Greek ἀκέϕαλος headless + -sis.
- listenability
- listenable
- listener
- listenership
- listen in
- listening device
- listening post
- listening skills
- listening station
- listen to reason
- listen with half an ear
- lister
- listeria
- listeriosis
- Lister, Joseph
- listicle
- listing
- listless
- listlessly
- listlessness
- list MP
- Liston, Sonny
- list price
- list processing
- LISTSERV