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- Dictionarybedlam/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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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.
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 phrasal verb. barky. bash something out phrasal verb. blast. boisterously. brouhaha. clamour. clatter. disturbance. explosive. loudly. noisy
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.
Bedlam definition: a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.. See examples of BEDLAM used in a sentence.
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.
noun. 1. a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion. 2. archaic. a place for the detention of people with psychiatric illnesses. SYNONYMS 1. disorder, tumult, chaos, clamor, turmoil, commotion, pandemonium. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of bedlam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. bedlam. noun. /ˈbedləm/ [uncountable] a very noisy and confusing scene synonym chaos. It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
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]
A complete guide to the word "BEDLAM": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproar. archaic a lunatic asylum; madhouse. Etymology: 13th Century bedlem, bethlem, after the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London. 'bedlam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): Babel - Tom o'Bedlam - bedlamer - bedlamite - madhouse - maelstrom - pandemonium.
