pandemonium
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Definition of pandemonium
1 : a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. The game is stopped on account of pandemonium: players and spectators are screaming and staggering around the court …— Darcy Frey also : a chaotic situation It is obvious that pandemonium would exist at most uncontrolled airports if every pilot did not conscientiously follow the traffic pattern. — Joseph W. Benkert
2 capitalized : the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost
3 capitalized : the infernal regions : hell the demons of Pandemonium
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