"pandemonium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌpændəˈmoʊni.əm/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-pandemonium.ogg , en-au-pandemonium.ogg Forms: pandemoniums [plural], pandemonia [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊniəm Etymology: Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”). Etymology templates: {{coin|en|John Milton}} Coined by John Milton, {{der|en|grc|πᾶν||all}} Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”), {{m+|en|pan-}} English pan-, {{der|en|LL.|daemonium||evil spirit, demon}} Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), {{der|en|grc|δαιμόνιον||deity}} Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|pandemonia}} pandemonium (countable and uncountable, plural pandemoniums or pandemonia)
  1. A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: chaos, bedlam Translations (chaos; tumultuous protest or disorder): хаос (haos) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kasibaw (Cebuano), pandemonium [neuter] (Dutch), heksenketel [masculine] (Dutch), sekasorto (Finnish), kaaos (Finnish), chaos [masculine] (French), pandemonio [masculine] (Galician), Tohuwabohu [neuter] (German), Tumult [masculine] (German), Anarchie [feminine] (German), Hexensabbat (english: exalted) [masculine] (German), πανδαιμόνιο (pandaimónio) [neuter] (Greek), χαμός (chamós) [masculine] (Greek), της τρελής (tis trelís) (Greek), ringulreið [feminine] (Icelandic), pandemonium [neuter] (Polish), pandemônio [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), pandemónio [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), caos [masculine] (Portuguese), pandemoniu [neuter] (Romanian), haos [neuter] (Romanian), kaguluhan (Tagalog), شور (śor) (Urdu), افراتفری (afrā-tafrī) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-pandemonium-en-noun-478XaDtT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pan-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cebuano translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pan-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Cebuano translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'chaos; tumultuous protest or disorder': 88 12
  2. An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: outburst, uproar Translations (an outburst; loud, riotous uproar): kasibaw (Cebuano), pandemonium [neuter] (Dutch), heksenketel [masculine] (Dutch), mekastus (Finnish), chaos [masculine] (French), charivari [masculine] (French), tumulte [masculine] (French), chahut [masculine] (French), tohu-bohu [masculine] (French), Aufruhr [masculine] (German), Gewaltausbruch [masculine] (German), Hexensabbat (english: exalted) [masculine] (German), πανδαιμόνιο (pandaimónio) [neuter] (Greek), confusão [feminine] (Portuguese), balbúrdia [feminine] (Portuguese), tumulto [masculine] (Portuguese), haos [neuter] (Romanian), kaguluhan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-pandemonium-en-noun-ohBsZTuz Disambiguation of 'an outburst; loud, riotous uproar': 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pandaemonium, pandæmonium Derived forms: fandemonium, pandamonium, pandemoniac, pandemoniacal, pandemonian, pandemonic, pandemonious, pandemonium architecture, pandemonium effect Related terms: Pandæmonium, all hell breaks loose

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1908, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, Bristol: J[ames] W[illiams] Arrowsmith, […]; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, →OCLC, page 259:",
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          "ref": "2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-04-05:",
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      "roman": "śor",
      "sense": "chaos; tumultuous protest or disorder",
      "word": "شور"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "afrā-tafrī",
      "sense": "chaos; tumultuous protest or disorder",
      "word": "افراتفری"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "word": "kasibaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pandemonium"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "heksenketel"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "word": "mekastus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chaos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "charivari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tumulte"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chahut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tohu-bohu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufruhr"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gewaltausbruch"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "exalted",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Hexensabbat"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pandaimónio",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πανδαιμόνιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "confusão"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "balbúrdia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tumulto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "haos"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "an outburst; loud, riotous uproar",
      "word": "kaguluhan"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Paradise Lost"
  ],
  "word": "pandemonium"
}

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