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Pandemonium

Panˊde-mo′ni-um

,

Noun.

[NL., from Gr.

πᾶς

,

πᾶν

, all +

δαίμων

a demon.]

1.

The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits.

Milton.

2.

An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage.

Definition 2024

pandemonium

pandemonium

See also: pandemónium and pandémonium

English

Alternative forms

Noun

pandemonium ‎(plural pandemoniums or pandemonia)

(archaic) A place where all demons live; ****.
- 1674 — John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book I
  And Trumpets sound throughout the Host proclaim
  A solemn Councel forthwith to be held
  At Pandæmonium, the high Capitol
  Of Satan and his Peers.
Chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence.
- 2004, Boston Globe, October 22
  Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

Synonyms

(tumultuous or lawless violence): chaos
(an outburst): outburst, uproar

Related terms

pandemoniac

Translations

chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence

Dutch: pandemonium n
French: chaos (fr) m
German: Chaos (de) n, Hexensabbat (de) m
Greek: πανδαιμόνιο (el) n ‎(pandaimónio), χαμός (el) m ‎(chamós), της τρελής ‎(tis trelís)

Icelandic: ringlulreið f
Portuguese: pandemônio (pt) m, caos (pt) m
Romanian: pandemoniu (ro) n, haos (ro) n
Urdu: شور ‎(sh-o-r), افراتفری ‎(af-rat-'aghr-i)

an outburst; loud, riotous uproar

Dutch: pandemonium n
Finnish: mekastus (fi)
French: chaos (fr) m, charivari (fr) m, tumulte (fr) m, chahut (fr) m
German: Tumult (de) m, Hexensabbat (de) m

Greek: πανδαιμόνιο (el) n ‎(pandaimónio)
Portuguese: confusão (pt) f, balbúrdia (pt) f, tumulto (pt) m
Romanian: haos (ro) n

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

pandemonium n ‎(plural pandemoniums, diminutive pandemoniumpje n)

pandemonium, residence of all demons/devils, ****;
pandemonium, a 'hellish' chaos, notably terrible noise and disorder