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pandemonium

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pan·de·mo·ni·um /ˌpændəˈməʊniəm $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  LOUD/NOISYa situation in which there is a lot of noise because people are angry, confused or frightened 〔人们因感到愤怒、迷惑或恐惧而引起的〕大混乱,嘈杂,骚乱 SYN chaos There was complete pandemonium in the kitchen. 厨房里乱哄哄的。 When the verdict was read pandemonium broke out in the courtroom. 宣判的时候法庭上乱成一团。
Examples from the Corpus
pandemoniumThe room dissolved into a pandemonium of quips and shouts as viewers recognized themselves or their friends on the video.The visitor would understandably back off quickly and there would either be pandemonium or an utter, stunned silence.The bar ran along the back of the crowded room, and it looked like pandemonium in that region.The barrage ignited waves of pandemonium, as parents by the scores rushed to the school, which has 700 pupils.It's pandemonium, because people can't get up.Can you imagine the pandemonium we caused?All around me the pandemonium continued.pandemonium broke outAs deafening pandemonium broke out, a record 850,000 deals were struck involving securities worth £243BILLION.
Origin pandemonium (1600-1700) Pandaemonium city of evil spirits in the poem Paradise Lost (1667) by John Milton, from Greek pan- ( → PAN-) + daimon evil spirit
pan·de·mo·ni·um nounChineseSyllable
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pandemonium
pandemonium /ˌpændəˈməʊniəm, ˌpændɪˈməʊniəm $ -ˈmoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Pandaemonium city of evil spirits in the poem Paradise Lost (1667) by John Milton, from Greek pan- ( pan-) + daimon 'evil spirit'
a situation in which there is a lot of noise because people are angry, confused or frightened
   SYN  chaos:
    There was complete pandemonium in the kitchen.
    When the verdict was read pandemonium broke out in the courtroom.


pan·de·mon·iumBrE /ˌpændəˈməʊniəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a situation in which there is a lot of noise, activity and confusion, especially because people are feeling angry or frightened 骚动;群情沸腾 SYN chaos Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced. 这消息一宣布,立即乱成一片。🔊🔊