Different Word than Chaos

Pandemonium means to have total chaos.

9/11 was a day filled with pandemonium with every state full of people that were scared, frightened, and even not going out of their houses.

I picked this word because it is very tricky to use.

Can you think of a good sentence using this word?

Comments

[Tim]

Pandemonium is a great word. Here's a sentence with it: When the crowd learned their candidate had lost the election, there was pandemonium in the streets. Have you ever looked up the word "bedlam"? It's similar, but not the same. I love reading about new words and finding exactly the right meaning.
Have a great holiday!

[Derrick]

Tim, that is an exelent word to use for my word to the wise. I heard pandimonium for a while. I like doing hard words.
Your friend,
Derrick :-)
Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

[Derrick]

Tim, I really like doing hard words for people to think about. I think I will use that word for my "Word to the Wise".
I hope you have a Merry Christmas.
Sincerely,
Derrick

[Brenda Schulz]

There was pandemonium after the Braves won the World Series!

[Derrick]

Brenda, that is true for the Braves.The World Series was hard for the Braves. Thank you for responding to my item.
Your Friend,
Derrick :-)-

[Derrick]

Hi Tim,
Sorry I am posting to you late. I like to read and look up new words and I came across the wordpandemonium so I was going to use it for the group. What does bedlam mean anyway? Give me some more news and clues to help me figure it out, hey that rymes!
Your friend,
Derrick :-()

[Tim]

Bedlam means a noisy, uncontrolled situation. The name comes from a very old hospital for mentally ill peoplein England. They didn't know how to take good care of people with mental illnesses, so they just locked them up.
I enjoy looking up words in the dictionary, too. I sometimes go to used book stores and buy used, older dictionaries. They're usually very cheap, too. I like the old ones because they usually give more information about the origins of the word; the publishers of the newer dictionaries don't seem to think we're as interested in where the words come from.
Here's a link to a great dictionary site: http://www.onelook.com, which looks in 861 online dictionaries simultaneously (there's a good word to look up!).
Here's OneLook's search for bedlam, and here's a definition of Bethlehem, the original word "bedlam" came from,as defined in a 90-year-old dictionary someone put online.
My boys like to read, too, and their Mom is a librarian. We all love good books. What are you reading right now, for enjoyment? I'm reading a book about codes during World War II called Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson. It's got more than 900 pages (I guess telling you that is showing off a little - sorry).
It's very nice to hear from you. Great to see you and your classmates blogging so much!