bedlam
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noun \ˈbed-ləm\Definition of BEDLAM
2
often capitalized : a lunatic asylum
3
: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
— bedlam adjective
See Examples of BEDLAM
- The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total bedlam.
- <French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions.>
Origin of BEDLAM
Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem
First Known Use: 1522
Related to BEDLAM
- Synonyms
- asylum, madhouse, institution
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