English Explanatory Dictionary

pandemonium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
A group of parrots

Pronunciation

/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/ /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/ En-us-pandemonium.ogg En-au-pandemonium.ogg

Word forms

pandemonium pandemoniums pandemonia pandaemonium pandæmonium

Etymology

Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”).

Synonyms

Related words

all hell breaks loose Pandæmonium

Derived words

fandemonium pandamonium pandemoniac pandemoniacal pandemonian pandemonic pandemonious pandemonium architecture pandemonium effect

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