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pandemonium

noun
/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/UK/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/US

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”).

  1. derived from daemonium
  2. derived from πᾶν

Definitions

  1. A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd,…

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

    • Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.
    • I shall go round to the office and complain. I'll tell you what it is, Mr. Belting: these mansions are becoming a pandemonium, sir, a veritable pandemonium.
    • Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.

  2. An outburst

    An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

    • 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.

  3. A group of parrots

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Derived

fandemonium, pandamonium, pandemoniac, pandemoniacal, pandemonian, pandemonic, pandemonious, pandemonium architecture, pandemonium effect

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