Pandemonium definition
A condition or scene of noisy confusion.
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Wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
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(place, proper) The capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost.
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Any place or scene of wild disorder, noise, or confusion.
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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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Singular:
pandemonium
Plural:
pandemonia, pandemoniumsOrigin of pandemonium
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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 (daimōn, “demon").
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