bedlamite
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- noun
- /ˈbɛd.ləˌmaɪt/
- Slur
- He's a damn fool Bedlamite.
Examples
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The antics of the performers were so outrageous that they resembled a group of bedlamites.
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this is which the bedlamite that come?!
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l think that that bad egg is a car bedlamite
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You set there tee-heeing like a Bedlamite.
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Thanks for the great review on Amazon, Bedlamite/Shawn!
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His wild behavior at the party made everyone think he was a bedlamite.
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After that strange outburst, he was dismissed as nothing more than a bedlamite.
Synonyms
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A man who acts very strangely or dangerously and may be mentally ill
How Insane
- Slur
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
bedlamite = Bedlam (semi-transparent) = bedlam + ite
Formation from the place name 'Bedlam' plus the suffix '-ite' is clear, but the asylum reference and the suffix '-ite' are archaic/unfamiliar to many learners.
Etymology
Bedlamite comes from Bedlam, the old London hospital called Bethlehem, where people with mental illness were kept and where it was often noisy and confused. The patients were called Bedlamites, so bedlamite came to mean a 'mad' person or someone who behaves wildly foolish.