pandemonium

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun a state of extreme confusion and disorder

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”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

chaos, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness

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