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pan·de·mo·ni·um
(păn′də-mō′nē-əm)n.
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.
[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.]
pan′de·mo′ni·ac (-nē-ăk′) adj.
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pandemonium
(ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm)n
1. wild confusion; uproar
2. a place of uproar and chaos
[C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in Paradise Lost, from pan- + Greek daimōn demon]
ˌpandeˈmoniˌac, pandemoniacal, pandemonic adj
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pan•de•mo•ni•um
(ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm)n., pl. -ums.
1. wild uproar or disorder; tumult.
2. a place or scene of turmoil or utter chaos.
3. (often cap.) the abode of all the demons.
4. hell.
[1667; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell]
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pandemonium
- Literally means abode of all demons (or hell), from Greek pan-, "all," and daimon, "demon(s)."See also related terms for hell.
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Pandemonium
1. the abode of all demons; Heil.
2. any scène of wild confusion or disorder.
See also: Demons2. any scène of wild confusion or disorder.
1. the abode of all demons; Hell.
2. (l.c.) any scene of wild confusion or disorder.
See also: Order and Disorder2. (l.c.) any scene of wild confusion or disorder.
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Pandemonium
a place or gathering of wild persons; originally denoted hell [from Paradise Lost].Examples: pandemonium of dancing and whooping, 1865; of devils; of iniquity, 1800.
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Noun | 1. | pandemonium - a state of extreme confusion and disorder confusion - disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion" balagan - a word for chaos or fiasco borrowed from modern Hebrew (where it is a loan word from Russian); "it was utter and complete balagan!" |
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pandemonium
noun uproar, confusion, chaos, turmoil, racket, clamour, din, commotion, rumpus, bedlam, babel, tumult, hubbub, ruction (informal), hullabaloo, hue and cry, ruckus (informal) There was pandemonium in the court as the verdict was delivered.
order, peace, arrangement, calm, hush, tranquillity, stillness, repose, peacefulness, quietude
order, peace, arrangement, calm, hush, tranquillity, stillness, repose, peacefulness, quietude
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pandemonium
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Translations
ضَجَّه، صَخَب
vřava
ringlulreiî
tikras pragaras
jandāliņškņadašausmīgs troksnis
pandemonium
[ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm] N (= chaos) → jaleo m, desmadre mat this there was pandemonium → en esto se armó un tremendo jaleo, en esto se armó las de Caín
it's sheer pandemonium! → ¡es un desmadre!
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pandemonium
[ˌpændəˈməʊniəm] n → vacarme m infernalThere was pandemonium in court → Il y eu un vacarme infernal dans le tribunal.
Pandemonium broke out → Un vacarme infernal éclata.
It's pandemonium!
BUT C'est la confusion!.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pandemonium
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pandemonium
(pӕndiˈmouniəm) noun a state of noise and confusion. There was pandemonium in the classroom before the teacher arrived.
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