pandemonium
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
1Other words for 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, noun
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How to use pandemonium in a sentence
Amidst all the pandemonium, the show just carried on to the consternation of some guests.
Builder Crashes Through Roof Of London Fashion Week Show | Tom Sykes | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe result would have been pandemonium; I could be married at the movie theater but not at the bar afterward.
What if the pandemonium of the internet was turned into something more indexical and even tangible?
The A-Z Dictionary of Google Images—For the Moment | Sarah Moroz | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKamel recalls the cries of her classmates, and the pandemonium that erupted as the students tried to flee their classrooms.
In spite of the pandemonium, the Navy men were rushing forward, rifles and demolition equipment in hand.
The Story of the American Journalists Who Landed on D-Day | Timothy M. Gay | June 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It was Wednesday night; over forty men sat down to the house-dinner at the pandemonium Club.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAs usual the dinner was recherché, for the pandemonium chef enjoyed a world-wide reputation.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsIn most club card-rooms smoking is not permitted, but at the pandemonium it is the fashion to smoke everywhere.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHe showed his wisdom in giving the pandemonium card-room a very wide berth for the rest of his days.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsThe nasty scandal at the pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James Wills
British Dictionary definitions for pandemonium
/ (ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm) /
wild confusion; uproar
a place of uproar and chaos
Origin of pandemonium
1Derived forms of pandemonium
- pandemoniac or pandemonic (ˌpændɪˈmɒnɪk), adjective
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