pandemonium (ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm)
Meaning:
n
1. wild confusion; uproar
2. a place of uproar and chaos
[C17: coined by Milton to designate the capital of hell in Paradise Lost, from pan- + Greek daimōn demon]
ˌpandeˈmoniˌac, pandemoniacal, pandemonic adj
pan•de•mo•ni•um (ˌpæn dəˈmoʊ ni əm)
n., pl. -ums.
1. wild uproar or disorder; tumult.
2. a place or scene of turmoil or utter chaos.
3. (often cap.) the abode of all the demons.
4. hell.
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