pandemonium
[ pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm ]
/ ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm /
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.
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Origin of pandemonium
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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for pandemonium
The "game" was considered ended when the shrieks of the victims were sufficiently loud to overtone the pandemonic music.
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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), adjectiveWord Origin for pandemonium
C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in Paradise Lost, from pan- + Greek daimōn demon
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