pandemonium
/pan-duh-MOH-nee-um/nounwild and noisy disorder; chaos
“Pandemonium erupted when the lights failed mid-final.”
- Synonyms
- chaos, bedlam, uproar
- Antonyms
- order, calm
- Root
- pan- (all)
- Memory hook
- pan (all) + demon: the place of all demons — total chaos.
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