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pandemonium

pan·de·mo·nium

UK/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/ US/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/ uncommon

noun

1.

Origin

Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”).

Phrases

  • all hell breaks loose
  • pandemonium architecture
  • pandemonium effect

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