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pandemonium

Pronunciation: /ˌpandɪˈməʊnɪəm/
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Definition of pandemonium

noun

[mass noun]
  • wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar:there was complete pandemonium—everyone just panicked

Origin:

mid 17th century: modern Latin (denoting the place of all demons, in Milton's Paradise Lost), from pan- 'all' + Greek daimōn 'demon'

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