Bedlam
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9.2
- noun
- /ˈbɛd.ləm/
:
caos
- Bedlam has broken out here, backstage at Cort Romney's show.
And they're not notorious for fighters, but fuck me, I remember going to some games and it was Bedlam, you know, and Benzie and all this crowd, you know.
- And they're not notorious for fighters, but fuck me, I remember going to some games and it was Bedlam, you know, and Benzie and all this crowd, you know.
Examples
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When the fire alarm went off, the office descended into Bedlam with people scrambling to exit.
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The next week in the annual Bedlam game.
Blog text (4) -
I am leaving Old Bedlam, which has lived up to its name on this occasion.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's absolute bedlam here in the heart of Broadway as hundreds of thousands of people have packed into the streets and sidewalks of Times Square.
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Bedlam on the home front now as well as the shocking news that American businessman Max Lord has somehow come into possession of over half of the world's oil reserves.
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The party was total Bedlam as guests danced wildly and music blared from every corner.
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After the match ended, Bedlam ensued as fans celebrated their team's victory in the streets.
Synonyms
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8.0
A very noisy, chaotic place often used to describe a mental hospital or busy shop
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8.0
A loud, wild situation of disorder and confusion
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9.9
A rude informal word for a hospital for people with mental illness
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7.3
An unpleasant, chaotic place where people act badly toward each other
A very messy place or situation
Antonyms
Idioms
How Chaotic
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Bedlam comes from the old London hospital name Bethlem, from Bethlehem, which cared for people with mental illness and was often crowded and noisy. Because the hospital was full of chaos, Bedlam came to mean 'a place of wild uproar and confusion'.