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Definition of Pandemonium
1. Noun. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
Generic synonyms: Confusion
Specialized synonyms: Balagan
Derivative terms: Chaotic, Topsy-turvy
Definition of Pandemonium
1. n. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil spirits.
Definition of Pandemonium
1. Noun. (archaic) A place where all demons live; Hell. ¹
2. Noun. Chaos; tumultuous or lawless violence. ¹
3. Noun. An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pandemonium
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pandemonium
Literary usage of Pandemonium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Highlands of Æthiopia by William Cornwallis Harris (1844)
"FEARFUL SUFFERINGS IN THE pandemonium OF BAHR ASSAL. ... thermometer standing at
126° under the shade of cloaks and umbrellas— in a suffocating pandemonium, ..."
2. The Bookman (1907)
"He described the pandemonium reigning on the floor of the Exchange, the groups
of frenzied, yelling brokers, the haggard faces of men to whom the next ..."
3. A Commonplace Book of Thoughts, Memories, and Fancies: Original and Selected by Jameson (Anna) (1855)
"WHEN I was a child, and read Milton for the first time, his pandemonium seemed
to me a magnificent place. It struck me more than his Paradise, ..."
4. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... Aristocrat— The Idol of the Squaws — An Indian Physician — His knowledge of
Herbs — No Cure no Pay — A pandemonium of Howls — Incantations Over Ihu Sick ..."
5. Tales of the Devils by John Pierce Brace (1850)
"SANHEDRIM OF pandemonium. " THERE is much misjudgment manifested by lemons in
their temptation," said the dictator, at ne of the stated meetings of ..."
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