pandemonium

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
2. (countable, uncountable) An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

Sinonieme

chaos

turmoil

bedlam

uproar

topsy-turvyness

confusion

din

hotbed

riot

topsy-turvydom

tumult

havoc

hell

horseplay

wild uproar

inferno

mayhem

noise

panic

perdition

clamor of voices

shambles

abode of demons

convulsion

disorderliness

upheaval

disorder

balagan

garboil

agonizing cries

two of Buddhism’s hells

disruption

disturbance

fracas

furor

Vertalings

πανδαιμόνιο

pandemonio

pandémonium

chaos

tumulte

pandemonium

Hölle

pandemónium

chahut

charivari

Pandämonium

Hexensabbat

tohu-bohu

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/

Etimologie (Engels)

Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”).