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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pandemonio
"Si è scatenato il pandemonio quando è caduta la luce."
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A scene of uproar, confusion, or great chaos.
"There was utter bedlam when the winning goal was scored in the final seconds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English contraction of Bethlehem, referring to the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which served as a psychiatric hospital and became notorious for its chaotic conditions.
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chahut
Transliteration: chahut
"C'était le brouhaha total dans la salle de classe."
Tohuwabohu
Transliteration: Tohuwabohu
"Nach der Bekanntgabe herrschte völliges Tohuwabohu."
pandemonio
Transliteration: pandemonio
"Si è scatenato il pandemonio quando è caduta la luce."
caos
Transliteration: caos
"La noticia desató el caos en la ciudad."
pandemônio
Transliteration: pandemônio
"Foi um verdadeiro pandemônio quando os portões abriram."
कोलाहल
Transliteration: kolahal
"घोषणा के बाद कमरे में भारी कोलाहल मच गया।"
混乱
Transliteration: hùnluàn
"消息公布后，现场一片混乱。"
아수라장
Transliteration: asurajang
"사고 현장은 순식간에 아수라장이 되었다."
大混乱
Transliteration: daikonran
"その発表のあと、会場は大混乱に陥った。"
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