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    bedlam
    /ˈbɛdləm/

    noun

    • 1. a scene of uproar and confusion: "there was bedlam in the courtroom"
    • 2. an institution for the care of mentally ill people. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bedlamBedlam Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion. There was bedlam in the streets after the verdict was announced. 2. or Bedlam : an asylum for the mentally ill. 3. obsolete : madman, lunatic. Synonyms. babel. circus. madhouse. scrum [ British] three-ring circus. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of bedlam in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBEDLAM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a noisy situation with no order: It was bedlam at the football stadium after the match was suspended. Synonym. pandemonium. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clamour. clatter. disturbance. explosive. loudly. noisy. rackety. resonant.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › bedlamBEDLAM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a noisy situation with no order: It was bedlam at the football stadium after the game was suspended. Synonym. pandemonium. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Noise & noisy. abuzz. bang something out. barky. bash something out. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clatter. disturbance. explosive. hubbub. loudly. noisy. piercingly. rackety.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › bedlamBEDLAM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bedlam definition: a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.. See examples of BEDLAM used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bedlamBedlam - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Bedlam is a scene of madness, chaos or great confusion. If you allow football fans onto the field after the big game, it will be pure bedlam. The term bedlam comes from the name of a hospital in London, “Saint Mary of Bethlehem,” which was devoted to treating the mentally ill in the 1400s.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBEDLAM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'. The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam. He is causing bedlam at the hotel. Synonyms: pandemonium, noise, confusion, chaos More Synonyms of bedlam. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bedlamBedlam - definition of bedlam by The Free Dictionary

    1. a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproar: his speech caused bedlam. 2. (Psychiatry) archaic a lunatic asylum; madhouse. [C13 bedlem, bethlem, after the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London]