1. Wild uproar.2. A place marked by disarray, noise, chaos, confusion, etc.
3. Hell.
>From The Devil's Dictionary:
Pandemonium, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer. When disturbed by his voice the ancient echoes clamor appropriate responses most gratifying to his pride of distinction.
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"Each short move brings pandemonium, a clatter of hooves and high-pitched bleats from lambs frantically searching for their mothers."
Shirleen Holt; Court Battle Over Sheepherders' Plight Highlights Fading Vocation; The Seattle Times; May 22, 2005.
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