Dictionary.com

pandemonium

[ pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm ]
/ ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for pandemonium on Thesaurus.com
noun
wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos.
(often initial capital letter) the abode of all the demons.
hell.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
affect
effect
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT
Meet Grammar CoachWrite or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar helpImprove Your Writing
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Write or paste your essay, email, or story into Grammar Coach and get grammar help

Origin of pandemonium

1660–70; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell; see pan-, demon, -ium

OTHER WORDS FROM pandemonium

pan·de·mo·ni·ac, pan·de·mo·ni·a·cal [pan-duh-muh-nahy-uh-kuhl], /ˌpæn də məˈnaɪ ə kəl/, pan·de·mon·ic [pan-duh-mon-ik], /ˌpæn dəˈmɒn ɪk/, adjectivepan·de·mo·ni·an, adjective, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022

Words related to pandemonium

anarchy, brouhaha, chaos, hue and cry, ruckus, tumult, uproar, babel, bedlam, bluster, clamor, clatter, confusion, din, hassle, hubbub, hullabaloo, jangle, noise, racket

How to use pandemonium in a sentence

  • The "game" was considered ended when the shrieks of the victims were sufficiently loud to overtone the pandemonic music.

    The Hansa Towns|Helen Zimmern

British Dictionary definitions for pandemonium

pandemonium
/ (ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm) /
noun
wild confusion; uproar
a place of uproar and chaos

Derived forms of pandemonium

pandemoniac or pandemonic (ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk), adjective

Word Origin for pandemonium

C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in Paradise Lost, from pan- + Greek daimōn demon
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK