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pandemoniumwild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm/

Korean meaning: 극도로 시끄럽고 혼란스러운 상황, 대혼란

Korean pronunciation: 팬-더-모-니-엄 (강세: 모)

Example Sentences

  • When BTS announced their surprise concert, pandemonium ensued as fans crashed the ticketing website.
  • The teacher's announcement of a pop quiz created pandemonium among unprepared students.
  • Pandemonium broke out in the cafeteria when they announced free pizza for the first 100 students.

pandemonium

NOUN

//ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm//

wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar

pandemonium concept
💡 Concept

Wild chaos and uproar

pandemonium rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Pandemonium fills the auditorium, while peace reigns in the gymnasium!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌpændəˈməʊniəm/

🌳Etymology

Prefixpan--
Rootdemon
Suffix--ium

Origin

From Greek 'pan' (all) and 'daimonion' (demon or evil spirit). The word was coined by John Milton in his 1667 poem Paradise Lost as the name of the capital of Hell, later generalized to mean any place of wild chaos and confusion.

🎵Rhyme

auditoriumgymnasiummillennium
auditorium
gymnasium
millennium

🔗Collocations

break out pandemonium
cause pandemonium
complete pandemonium
pandemonium erupted
amid the pandemonium
sheer pandemonium

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

When BTS announced their surprise concert, pandemonium ensued as fans crashed the ticketing website.

😄 Fun example

The teacher's announcement of a pop quiz created pandemonium among unprepared students.

😄 Fun example

Pandemonium broke out in the cafeteria when they announced free pizza for the first 100 students.

The stock market was in complete pandemonium after the unexpected economic announcement.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

chaosmayhembedlamturmoiluproar

Antonyms

ordercalmpeace

Related

confusiondisordercommotionhavocanarchy

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