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pandemonium
[/pænˈdiːmoʊniəm/]
noun
masculine
pl: pandemoniums
pandemonium
1.
Wild uproar and noisy confusion; a scene of chaos and disorder
When the fire alarm went off, pandemonium broke loose in the building.
Quando o alarme de incêndio disparou, o pandemonium eclodiu no edifício.
2.
A place of wild disorder and confusion; hell or an infernal region
The stock market crash turned the trading floor into pandemonium.
O crash da bolsa de valores transformou o pregão em um pandemonium.
NYC Slang
absolute madhouse, complete chaos, all hell breaking loose
Synonyms
chaos
bedlam
mayhem
turmoil
uproar
disorder
confusion
anarchy
Antonyms
order
calm
peace
tranquility
harmony
organization
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
pandemonium
Commonly used in formal contexts; caos is more colloquial
Rio de Janeiro
bagunça
More colloquial alternative
São Paulo
caos
General term for chaos and disorder
Portugal
pandemonium
Used in formal writing; confusão is more common in speech
Related Idioms & Phrases
break loose into pandemonium
descend into pandemonium
cause pandemonium
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