Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

pandaemonium

noun

ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm

Definition

A wild uproar or chaos.

Examples

After the unexpected announcement, the crowd fell into a state of pandaemonium.
The school hallway was filled with pandaemonium as students rushed to their lockers between classes.
Despite the pandaemonium outside, the concert continued without interruption.

Meaning

Pandaemonium refers to a state of extreme confusion or uproar, often marked by noise and disorder. It is derived from the Latin word ‘pandemonium’, which blends ‘pan’ (all) and ‘daemon’ (demon), and it originally referred to the capital of Hell in John Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’.