pandemonium
/ˌpændəˈməʊniəm/noun
उच्चारण पैन्डमोनिअम
हंगामा, कोलाहल, अफ़रा-तफ़री, भारी अव्यवस्था
Advanced wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
a situation in which there is a lot of noise, activity and confusion, especially because people are angry or frightened
हंगामा, कोलाहल, अफ़रा-तफ़री, भारी अव्यवस्था
- Pandemonium broke out in the hall when the results were announced.
- There was pandemonium at the station after the bomb scare.
- Pandemonium followed when the lights went out during the concert.
+ 2 more examples
- The sudden rain caused pandemonium at the crowded railway platform.
- There was pandemonium in the classroom the moment the teacher left.
AaSpelling
pan·de·mo·ni·um
With -monium (not 'pandemoneum' or 'pandamonium').
अंत में -monium ('pandemoneum' या 'pandamonium' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pandemonium broke out, complete pandemonium.
Collocations: pandemonium broke out (अचानक भारी अफ़रा-तफ़री या शोरगुल मच गया), complete pandemonium (पूरी तरह अराजकता)। Break out का अर्थ अचानक शुरू होना है।
⌂Word origin and word building
Coined by Milton in 'Paradise Lost' as the name of the capital of Hell, the place of all demons: pan- (all) plus daemonium (demon).
Milton ने 'Paradise Lost' में इसे नरक की राजधानी, सभी दैत्यों की जगह, के नाम के रूप में गढ़ा: pan- (सब) और daemonium (दैत्य)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a scene of wild noise and confusion is pandemonium or bedlam.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भारी शोर और अव्यवस्था का दृश्य pandemonium या bedlam।