pandemonium
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
- (countable, uncountable) An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
Synonyms
wild uproar
clamor of voices
abode of demons
balagan
agonizing cries
two of Buddhism’s hells
Translations
πανδαιμόνιο
pandemonio
pandémonium
pandemonium
pandemónium
PandämoniumFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/
Etymology
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”).
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