Pandemonium - English meaning

noun

A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems.

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The country has been plunged into a state of anarchy

noun

A lack of organization and control in a society or group, esp. because either there is no government or it has no power

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Civil war has led to anarchy., the crowd was restless and verging on anarchy., belief in freedom do…

noun

A confused noise made by a number of voices.

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The babel of voices on the road

noun

A scene of uproar and confusion.

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There was bedlam in the courtroom

noun

Complete disorder and confusion

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In the bedlam of shouting, screaming, running people, some ran toward the stage.

noun

Complete disorder and confusion.

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Snow caused chaos in the region

noun

A state of disorder and confusion

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Repairs to the major highway this summer will bring chaos to commuters., the house is a little chao…

noun

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting.

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The questions rose to a clamour

verb

(of a group of people) shout loudly and insistently.

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The surging crowds clamoured for attention

verb

To make a loud complaint or demand

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The children were all clamouring for attention., [ + to infinitive ] she clamours to go home as soo…

noun

A state of confused and noisy disturbance.

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She was distracted by a commotion across the street

noun

A sudden, brief period of noise, confusion, or excited movement

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[ c ] there was a commotion outside the embassy.

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

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There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

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[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

A loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise.

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The fans made an awful din

verb

Make (someone) learn or remember an idea by constant repetition.

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A runner-up, he dinned into them, was a loser

noun

Any of a series of technical standards originating in germany and used internationally, especially to designate electrical connections, film speeds, and paper sizes.

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A din socket

noun

A state of confusion.

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The world 's currency markets were in disorder

verb

Disrupt the systematic functioning or neat arrangement of.

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They are disordering the political landscape

noun

A state in which objects or conditions are in no particular order; lack of system or planned organization

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The room was in such disorder that she couldn’t find anything., [ c ] a mental/physical disorder, […

noun

A noisy disturbance or quarrel.

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The fracas was broken up by stewards

noun

A noisy argument or fight

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The players got into a scuffle, both benches cleared, and some fans joined the fracas.

noun

A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour.

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Doreen worked herself into a frenzy of rage

noun

Excited, uncontrollable, and sometimes violent behavior or emotion

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[ c usually sing ] duncan’s game-winning shot sent the crowd into a frenzy., [ c usually sing ] the…

noun

An outbreak of public anger or excitement.

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The verdict raised a furore over the role of courtroom psychiatry

noun

A sudden excited or angry reaction to something by a lot of people

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The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore., furore over the furore over hi…

abbreviation

(in measuring the height of horses) hand(s).

Usage examples:

Pinto pony gelding—quiet, 13.3 h, great with kids

noun

The eighth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. it is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.

noun

Widespread destruction.

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The hurricane ripped through florida causing havoc

verb

Lay waste to; devastate.

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The lack of participants is associated to a large storm that havocked latvia in january 2005 and up…

noun

Confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble

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The storm created complete havoc in the park.

noun

A chaotic din caused by a crowd of people.

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A hubbub of laughter and shouting

noun

Noisy activity

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Hurly-burly of we got tired of the hurly-burly of city life, so we moved to the country.

noun

The state of having a serious mental illness.

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In his madness he destroyed the work of years

noun

Mental illness

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There was a history of madness in her family., it would be sheer madness (= crazy) to ignore the sy…

noun

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river.

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Together they stood in the foretops and conned the ship in through the seething maelstrom of the eq…

noun

A situation in which there is great confusion, disagreement, or violence

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It was a country in turmoil, caught up in a maelstrom of change.

noun

Violent or extreme disorder; chaos.

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Complete mayhem broke out

noun

Confused activity or excitement, sometimes involving destructive violence

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The movie includes a considerable amount of violence and mayhem.

noun

A noisy disturbance; a row.

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He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking

noun

A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

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A tumult of shouting and screaming broke out

noun

Noise and excitement, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty

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[ u ] mental tumult, [ c usually sing ] a tumult of emotion, [ u ] the garden sits amid the tumult …

noun

A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

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The country was in turmoil

noun

A state of extreme confusion, uncertainty, or lack of order

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Her mind was in turmoil., she grew up in the turmoil of the 1960s.

noun

A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance.

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The room was in an uproar

noun

Loud complaints esp. by angry people, or a noisy state of confusion

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[ c ] there was an uproar over the proposed rent increases.