pandemonium

[pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm]

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.

pandemonium

/ ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk, ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm /

noun

1. wild confusion; uproar

2. a place of uproar and chaos

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandemonium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pandemonium¹

C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in Paradise Lost, from _pan- + Greek daimōn _demon

Example Sentences

Taylor ferrets out the secret with her bloodthirsty relentlessness and immediately raises pandemonium.

From Los Angeles Times

“At some point that glass shatters with the heat and pulsing flame, and then you’ve got pandemonium.”

From Los Angeles Times

After the Storm missed their final chance to win, pandemonium spilled onto the floor — Sparks players leaping into one another’s arms, fans hollering over the hardwood, chanting “Hamby” in celebration of the Sparks’ 94-91 victory.

From Los Angeles Times

The band's vocalist, Maxim, stepped up in his place - with hits like Omen and Breathe causing pandemonium in the packed-out field.

From BBC

Freeman doubled in a run to reduce the Dodgers’ deficit to one, and pandemonium ensued.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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