- the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost
- hell
- [p-]
- any place or scene of wild disorder, noise, or confusion
- wild disorder, noise, or confusion
Origin of Pandemonium
Modern Latin from Classical Greek pan, all (see pan-) + daim?n, demon
Pandemonium at a sports stadium.
Pandemonium is defined as a place with chaos, noise and confusion.
An example of pandemonium is the arena full of the fans whose team has just won the Superbowl for the first time in 12 years.
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pandemonium
noun
A condition or scene of noisy confusion: “The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium, and the din was terrific” ( Jerome K. Jerome ) See Synonyms at noise.
Origin of pandemonium
From Pandæmonium capital of Hell in Paradise Lost, an epic poem by John Milton Greek pan- pan- Greek daimōn lesser god, demon ; see demon . New Latin -ium neuter n. suffix ; see -ium .Related Forms:
- pan′de·mo′ni·ac
adjective
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Noun
(plural pandemoniums or pandemonia)
Origin
Coined by John Milton in "Paradise Lost," Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pan, “all") (equivalent to English pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon"), from Ancient Greek δαίμων (daimÅn, “demon").
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Sentence Examples
- All pandemonium broke loose outside.
Words near Pandemonium in the dictionary
- Pandemonium
- pandemoniums
- pandenominational
- pander