Definition of bedlam
bedlam
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Examples of bedlam in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of bedlam from the Web
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That establishes the mood for the bedlam that follows.
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Chark made the catch, and bedlam ensued on the field at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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That bedlam strafed the heart of the nation’s legislative branch and law enforcement community – to say nothing of the summer therapy provided by the national pastime.
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Amid this bedlam, Randolph will spot Marc Gasol, his longtime in-the-paint life-partner.
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The Enquire/Phil Didion Futbol Club Cincinnati goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt took soccer bedlam to a new level in Cincinnati with one flick of his left hand.
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The Enquire/Phil Didion Futbol Club Cincinnati goalkeeper Mitch Hildebrandt took soccer bedlam to a new level in Cincinnati with one flick of his left hand.
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The violence in Tehran added to swelling sense of bedlam and instability across the Persian Gulf region.
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Remarkably, after what can only be described as total bedlam, Ruiz dropped his weapons, got out of his car and surrendered.
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Origin and Etymology of bedlam
Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the mentally ill, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem
BEDLAM Defined for English Language Learners
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: a very noisy and confused state or scene
BEDLAM Defined for Kids
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: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
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