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

Derived Forms

• ˌpandeˈmoniˌac, adjective

Other Words From

• pande·moni·ac pan·de·mo·ni·a·cal [pan-d, uh, -m, uh, -, nahy, -, uh, -k, uh, l], pan·de·mon·ic [pan-d, uh, -, mon, -ik], adjective
• pande·moni·an adjective noun

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

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From Search Engine Land

The moons of Neptune document a whole other style of disaster, one that spared the planet but unleashed pandemonium around it.

From Nautilus

The wildfires are more common than ever with the aridness of climate change, yet the evacuations remain a pandemonium.

From TechCrunch

Amidst all the pandemonium, the show just carried on to the consternation of some guests.

From The Daily Beast

The result would have been pandemonium; I could be married at the movie theater but not at the bar afterward.

From The Daily Beast

What if the pandemonium of the internet was turned into something more indexical and even tangible?

From The Daily Beast

Kamel recalls the cries of her classmates, and the pandemonium that erupted as the students tried to flee their classrooms.

From The Daily Beast

In spite of the pandemonium, the Navy men were rushing forward, rifles and demolition equipment in hand.

From The Daily Beast

It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the Pandemonium Club.

From Project Gutenberg

As usual the dinner was recherché, for the Pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.

From Project Gutenberg

In most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the Pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

He showed his wisdom in giving the Pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.

From Project Gutenberg

The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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