pandemonium
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Definition of pandemonium
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
“Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.”
“I shall go round to the office and complain. I'll tell you what it is, Mr. Belting: these mansions are becoming a pandemonium, sir, a veritable pandemonium.”
“Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
“Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.”
“I shall go round to the office and complain. I'll tell you what it is, Mr. Belting: these mansions are becoming a pandemonium, sir, a veritable pandemonium.”
“Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.”
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(countable, uncountable)An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
“Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands.”
- (collective, countable, uncountable)A group of parrots
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Etymology
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”).
Words you can make from pandemonium
200+ playable · top: PNEUMONIA (13 pts)
Best play pneumonia 13 points8-letter words
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13 words6-letter words
56 words- MUMPED 13 pts
- POMMIE 12 pts
- DAMPEN 11 pts
- IMPEND 11 pts
- MADMEN 11 pts
- MAIMED 11 pts
- MEDIUM 11 pts
- MUDPIE 11 pts
- NIMMED 11 pts
- PODIUM 11 pts
- POMADE 11 pts
- AMMINE 10 pts
- AMMINO 10 pts
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- IMMUNE 10 pts
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- PENMAN 10 pts
- PNEUMA 10 pts
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- DAIMEN 9 pts
- DAIMON 9 pts
- DOMAIN 9 pts
- DOMINE 9 pts
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- PANNED 9 pts
- PINNED 9 pts
- PONIED 9 pts
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- PENNIA 8 pts
- PINNAE 8 pts
- UNOPEN 8 pts
- ADNOUN 7 pts
- DUENNA 7 pts
- INDUNA 7 pts
- UNDINE 7 pts
- UNDONE 7 pts
- EONIAN 6 pts
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78 words- AMPED 10 pts
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- PAEON 7 pts
- PANNE 7 pts
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- PENNI 7 pts
- PIANO 7 pts
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4-letter words
48 words- DAMP 9 pts
- DUMP 9 pts
- AMMO 8 pts
- IMAM 8 pts
- MAIM 8 pts
- MEMO 8 pts
- AMID 7 pts
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- APOD 7 pts
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- DEMO 7 pts
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- DUPE 7 pts
- IDEM 7 pts
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- AMIE 6 pts
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- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
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- MEOU 6 pts
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- IDEA 5 pts
- AEON 4 pts
- ANON 4 pts
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