pandemonium

ˌpændɪˈməʊniəm

pandemonia

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Definition of pandemonium - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

chaos or placesituation or place with wild confusion and disorder

After the announcement, the office was pure pandemonium.

chaos

mayhem

turmoil

chaotic protest

Rare

loud, wild, tumultuous protest or disorder

Rare

The announcement caused pandemonium in the streets.

bedlam

ruckus

uproar

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Expressions with pandemonium

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all pandemonium breaks loose

exp.

cause a situation to become very chaotic and noisy

When the fire alarm rang, all pandemonium breaks loose in the building..

it's sheer pandemonium

exp.

complete chaos and disorder in a situation

When the fire alarm went off, it's sheer pandemonium.

pandemonium broke out

exp.

sudden start of wild noise and confusion in a place

Pandemonium broke out when the fire alarm sounded..

sheer pandemonium

total wild chaos or confusion with no control

When the alarm rang, it was sheer pandemonium.

Origin of pandemonium

Greek, pan (all) + daimon (demon)

Examples of pandemonium in a sentence

The kitchen descended into pandemonium during the dinner rush.
Pandemonium erupted during the protest march.
The courtroom descended into pandemonium after the verdict.

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French:pandémonium, chaos, ...
German:Chaos, Tumult, ...
Italian:pandemonio, caos, ...
Spanish:pandemonio, caos, ...
Portuguese:pandemónio, ...
Chinese:混乱, 大混乱, ...
Japanese:大混乱, 騒乱, ...
Arabic:فَوْضى عارِمَة, ضَجِيج عارِم, ...
Hebrew:מְהוּמָה, תֹּהוּ וָבֹהוּ, ...
Russian:хаос, беспорядок, ...
Ukrainian:пандеоніум, безлад, ...
Hindi:अराजकता, ...
Bengali:হুলস্থূল, প্যান্ডেমোনিয়াম, ...
Catalan:pandemoni, tumult, ...
Czech:chaos, pandemonium, ...
Danish:kaos, forvirring, ...
Dutch:pandemonium, tumult, ...
Greek:πανδαιμόνιο, αναταραχή, ...
Hungarian:felfordulás, ribillió, ...
Khmer:ភាពចលាចល, ...
Korean:아수라장, 소란, ...
Persian:هرج‌ومرج, شورش, ...
Polish:chaos, ...
Portuguese (BR):pandemônio, caos, ...
Romanian:haos, ...
Swedish:kaos, ...
Thai:ความโกลาหล, ความวุ่นวาย, ...
Turkish:kargaşa, kaos, ...
Vietnamese:cảnh hỗn loạn, cuộc hỗn loạn, ...

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