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- [pan-duh-moh-nee-uh m]
- /ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm/
- /ˌpæn.dəˈməʊ.ni.əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pan-duh-moh-nee-uh m]
- /ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm/
Definitions of pandemonium word
- noun pandemonium wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 1
- noun pandemonium a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos. 1
- noun pandemonium (often initial capital letter) the abode of all the demons. 1
- noun pandemonium hell. 1
- noun pandemonium chaos, disorder 1
- uncountable noun pandemonium If there is pandemonium in a place, the people there are behaving in a very noisy and uncontrolled way. 0
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Origin of pandemonium
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; after Pandaemonium, Milton's name in Paradise Lost for the capital of hell; see pan-, demon, -ium
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Parts of speech for Pandemonium
noun
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exclamation
pandemonium popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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pandemonium usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pandemonium
noun pandemonium
- abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
- ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
- babel — If there is a babel of voices, you hear a lot of people talking at the same time, so that you cannot understand what they are saying.
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
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