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[ pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm ] / ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pandemonium ON THESAURUS.COM
nounwild 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. Origin of pandemonium1660–70; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell; see pan-, demon, -ium SYNONYMS FOR pandemonium1, 2 bedlam, turmoil, babel. SEE SYNONYMS FOR pandemonium ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pandemoniumpan·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, nounWords nearby pandemoniumPandean, Pandean pipes, pandect, Pandects of Justinian, pandemic, pandemonium, pander, P and H, pandiculation, pandit, P. and L. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pandemoniumAmidst all the pandemonium, the show just carried on to the consternation of some guests. Builder Crashes Through Roof Of London Fashion Week Show|Tom Sykes|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The result would have been pandemonium; I could be married at the movie theater but not at the bar afterward. Why Progressives Just Woke Up and Killed ENDA|Jay Michaelson|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST What if the pandemonium of the internet was turned into something more indexical and even tangible? The A-Z Dictionary of Google Images—For the Moment|Sarah Moroz|February 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Kamel recalls the cries of her classmates, and the pandemonium that erupted as the students tried to flee their classrooms. A Dark Future for Syria’s Children|Anna Therese Day|September 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In spite of the pandemonium, the Navy men were rushing forward, rifles and demolition equipment in hand. The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day|Timothy M. Gay|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST We had five hundred of the poor creatures on board on their way to the Darien pandemonium. The English in the West Indies|James Anthony Froude It is infinitely sweeter to be attracted by the fragrance of Paradise than to be repelled by the sulphurous fumes of Pandemonium. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866|Various On coming out Crum said: "It's half an hour before they close; let's go on to the Pandemonium." The Forsyte Saga, Complete|John Galsworthy Pandemonium broke loose on the visitors side-lines, while the home boys were still with apprehension and disappointment. Deering of Deal|Latta Griswold Grandfather Fragini cried, his old voice a quavering bird note in the pandemonium. The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer
British Dictionary definitions for pandemonium
nounwild confusion; uproar a place of uproar and chaos Derived forms of pandemoniumpandemoniac or pandemonic (ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for pandemoniumC17: 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 Content related to pandemoniumWhy Did “Pandemonium” Trend This Week?What do Popeyes, "Paradise Lost," and Dictionary.com trending word searches have in common? Pandemonium! Words related to pandemoniumtumult, ruckus, chaos, uproar, hue and cry, brouhaha, anarchy, turmoil, din, noise, riot, jangle, confusion, bedlam, clatter, hubbub, hullabaloo, hassle, rumpus, babel |