pandemonium

n.

1. A very noisy place: "The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium, and the din was terrific" (Jerome K. Jerome).
2. Wild uproar or noise. See synonyms at noise.

[From Pandæmonium, capital of Hell in an epic poem by John Milton : Greek pan-, pan- + Late Latin daemonium, demon (from Greek daimonion , from daimōn, lesser god, demon; see demon).]

pandemoniac pan'de·mo'ni·ac (-nē-ăk') adj.

(pan-duh-MO-nee-uhm)

noun
1. Wild uproar.
2. A place marked by disarray, noise, chaos, confusion, etc.
3. Hell.

Etymology
From Pandaemonium, the capital of hell in Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-1674)

From The Devil's Dictionary: Pandemonium, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer. When disturbed by his voice the ancient echoes clamor appropriate responses most gratifying to his pride of distinction.

Usage
"Each short move brings pandemonium, a clatter of hooves and high-pitched bleats from lambs frantically searching for their mothers." — Shirleen Holt; Court Battle Over Sheepherders' Plight Highlights Fading Vocation; The Seattle Times; May 22, 2005.

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noun

Sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable: babel, clamor, din, hubbub, hullabaloo, noise, racket, rumpus, tumult, uproar. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

n

Definition: craziness, commotion
Antonyms: calm, peace

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer. When disturbed by his voice the ancient echoes clamor appropriate responses most gratifying to his pride of distinction.

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IN BRIEF: A fiendish or riotous uproar. Also: wild disorder, noise, or confusion, or a place full of this.

The circus clown created pandemonium in the classroom when she acted like a seal.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - vild forvirring

Nederlands (Dutch)
pandemonium, heksenketel, complete chaos, hel

Français (French)
n. - tohu-bohu

Deutsch (German)
n. - Chaos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πανδαιμόνιο

Italiano (Italian)
pandemonio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pandemônio (m)

Русский (Russian)
хаос

Español (Spanish)
n. - pandemonio, estruendo infernal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - total förvirring, kaos, tumult, våld o. laglöshet, helvete

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
混战场, 喧哗吵闹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 混戰場, 喧嘩吵鬧

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 악마전, 복마전, 수라장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 大混乱, 大混乱の場所, 修羅場

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) معمعه, الجحيم, محشر الشياطين, عاصمه الجحيم, صخب, جلبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אנדרלמוסיה, רעש‬

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