Definition of "pandemonium"

pandemonium

/ˌpændɪˈməʊnɪəm/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural pandemoniums or pandemonia
1. A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
  Quotations
  Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.
  1908, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, Bristol: J[ames] W[illiams] Arrowsmith, […]; London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Company, page 259
  Whenever you have violent pandemonium, there's the overwhelming possibility for panic and tragedy.
  2004 October 22, The Boston Globe
2. An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
  Quotations
  Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands.
  2017 March 14, Stuart James, “Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, archived from the original on 2023-04-05