pandemonium
[ pan-duh-moh-nee-uhm ]
/ ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm /
noun
wild 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 pandemonium
OTHER WORDS FROM pandemonium
pan·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/, adjective pan·de·mo·ni·an, adjective, nounWords nearby pandemonium
pandean,
pandean pipes,
pandect,
pandects of justinian,
pandemic,
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pander,
pandiculation,
pandit,
pandora,
pandora shell
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British Dictionary definitions for pandemonium
pandemonium
/ (ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm) /
noun
wild confusion; uproar
a place of uproar and chaos
Derived forms of pandemonium
pandemoniac or pandemonic (ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for pandemonium
C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in
Paradise Lost, from
pan- + Greek
daimōn
demon