pandemonium

American  

[pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm] / ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm /

noun

1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.

   Synonyms:

   babel, turmoil, bedlam

2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos.

   Synonyms:

   babel, turmoil, bedlam

3. (often initial capital letter) the abode of all the demons.

4. hell.

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pandemonium British  

/ ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk, ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. wild confusion; uproar

2. a place of uproar and chaos

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Other Word Forms

• pandemoniac adjective
• pandemoniacal adjective
• pandemonian adjective
• pandemonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pandemonium

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

Example Sentences

"It was pandemonium and chaos," another attendee, who identified himself as Barry, said as he described watching a throng of people trying to escape the scene that had suddenly devolved into a nightmare.

From BBC

After England were beaten by Australia inside two days in Perth, the second Test began with four overs of pandemonium in Brisbane.

From BBC

Kiffin, now the head coach at Ole Miss, has somehow caused an outbreak of total pandemonium at three of the proudest college football programs in the country—including his own.

From The Wall Street Journal

Amid the pandemonium, Cobolli comforted Bergs as his distraught opponent sat on the Belgium team bench with his head in his hands.

From BBC

Cassiopeia covered her face in shame at forgetting how to say “pandemonium,” which, to be fair, is not an easy word to pull off without practice.

From Literature

Related Words

• anarchy
• brouhaha
• chaos
• hue and cry
• ruckus
• tumult
• uproar