Pandemonium

//ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent. countable, uncountable

    "Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us."

  2. 2
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder wordnet
  3. 3
    An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd. countable, uncountable

    "Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands."

  4. 4
    A group of parrots collective, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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bedlamchaoschaosabaddonabyssado

Example

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"When the musicians threw t-shirts into the audience, pandemonium ensued."

Etymology

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

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