pandemonium
noun/ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm/
Frequency rank: #17,308 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a state of wild chaos and noisy confusion.
Example sentence
When the fire alarm went off during the concert, pandemonium broke out in the crowded hall.
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