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• pandaemonium, pandæmonium

語源

Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium, from Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all”) (equivalent to English pan-) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion, “deity”).

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌpændəˈmoʊni.əm/
• 韻: -əʊniəm

名詞

pandemonium (countable and uncountable, plural pandemoniums or pandemonia)

1. A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.

   Synonyms: chaos, bedlam

   • 1908, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, Bristol: J[ames] W[illiams] Arrowsmith, […]; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, →OCLC, page 259:

     Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.

   • 2004 October 22, The Boston Globe:

     Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.

2. An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

   Synonyms: outburst, uproar

   • 2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 April 2023:

     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.

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参考

• Pandæmonium
• all hell breaks loose