pandemoniumnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/us/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/a situation in which there is a lot of noise and confusion because people are excited, angry, or frightened:
Pandemonium reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out.
the pandemonium of the school playground
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Social order & disorder
- anarchic
- anarchism
- anarchist
- anarchy
- ASBO
- breach
- disturb
- havoc
- instability
- lawless
- mayhem
- organized chaos
- pell-mell
- tinderbox
- turbulence
- turbulent
- turmoil
- unrest
- upheaval
- water cannon
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