pandemonium

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American Heritage Dictionary:

pan·de·mo·ni·um

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(păn'də-mō'nē-əm) pronunciation
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.

Roget's Thesaurus:

pandemonium

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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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pronunciation

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

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

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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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