as in madhouse
a place of uproar or confusion
there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I'm going to the library
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Recent Examples of bedlam
Their journey to the Comiskey concert was typical of the bedlam that accompanied their performances.
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
No disrespect to those who missed it, but those early screenings of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day were barely contained bedlam.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The overthrow of Yemen’s government hatched Houthi dominance; the fall of Libya’s Muammar al-Qaddafi yielded bedlam, instability, and violence.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
To be fair, Fox didn’t have to search hard for bedlam.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
No disrespect to those who missed it, but those early screenings of Roland Emmerich's Independence Day were barely contained bedlam.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The overthrow of Yemen’s government hatched Houthi dominance; the fall of Libya’s Muammar al-Qaddafi yielded bedlam, instability, and violence.
—Hussein Agha, Foreign Affairs, 23 June 2025
To be fair, Fox didn’t have to search hard for bedlam.
—Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
Noun
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Instead of the orgiastic madhouse that fans of Monster and American Horror Story have grown accustomed to, Devil in Disguise is a somber affair, as aesthetically chilly as a December in Des Plaines, Illinois.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Hyeseong Kim, getting his first taste of the postseason in a madhouse game, scampered home from third, joining the mass of bodies in pure elation while Kerkering remained frozen, hands on his knees.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But New York’s media-political circus is a particularly unforgiving place.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The movie’s narrative [spoilers ahead] revolves around the lovely circus aerialist Cleopatra, who romantically pursues little person Hans, a performer in the sideshow.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Actual Vancouverites barely stood by to watch the commotion.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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On the other side, there was just as much commotion, but these conversations were almost hysterical — and far uglier.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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