ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

DANTE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the definition of pandemonium?
A
expression of sorrow
B
full of disorder
C
to turn in agony
D
to match exactly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -1. wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos. 2. a place or scene of riotous uproar or utter chaos.

Detailed explanation-2: -: a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) Pandemonium erupted in the courtroom when the verdict was announced.

Detailed explanation-3: -a situation in which there is a lot of noise and confusion because people are excited, angry, or frightened: Pandemonium reigned in the hall as the unbelievable election results were read out. the pandemonium of the school playground. Synonyms. bedlam.

Detailed explanation-4: -First of all the word pandemonium was invented by John Milton in his poem Paradise Lost. It is one of those words we can trace back to a single person who spun it seemingly out of thin air.

Detailed explanation-5: -Pandemonium is chaos, total and utter craziness-like the stampede after your team won the championship, when everyone spilled onto the field at once, bouncing off each other. If you look carefully at the word pandemonium, you’ll see the word demon inside it.

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