1. a confused or disorderly rush or jumble; a state of chaos or disorder
Usage: usually used in the phrase 'pell-mell'

1. in a confused, disorderly, or headlong manner; helter-skelter
Usage: usually used in the phrase 'pell-mell'

Examples

• The crowd rushed pell-mell toward the exit when the fire alarm sounded.
• Books and papers lay in pellmells across the desk after the wind blew through the window.
• The children ran pell-mell through the park, laughing and playing.
• After the announcement, people left the auditorium in pellmells, pushing and shoving.
• The files were organized in complete pellmells, making it impossible to find anything.
• They packed their bags pell-mell, throwing everything in without any system.