Pandemonium

/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/ · noun

Meaning

A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.

I shall go round to the office and complain. I'll tell you what it is, Mr. Belting: these mansions are becoming a pandemonium, sir, a veritable pandemonium.

Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.

Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands.

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• pandemoniums
• pandemonia
• pandaemonium
• pandæmonium

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