pandemonium
/ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "Clara laughed-"I know!"-and told her about the pandemoniums of parrots that live in the treetops above Los Angeles."
- "Seen a wild pandemonium of parrots lately? Report it immediately."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: πᾶν, daemonium, δαιμόνιον
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpæn.dəˈmoʊ.ni.əm/
- British English: /ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/