pandémonium

See also: pandemonium and pandemónium

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɑ̃.de.mɔ.njɔm/

Noun

pandémonium m (plural pandémoniums)

1. (obsolete, often capitalized) the imaginary capital of Hell
2. a place having one or more of the characteristics attributed to hell, in other words many people suffering from or planning corrupt or evil deeds in a loud, chaotic, tumultuous gathering

Descendants

• → Romanian: pandemoniu

Further reading

• “pandémonium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.