Definition of Bedlam
Bedlam
bed·lam


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(noun)
a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion, often disorganization;

e.g. The crowd at the stadium was in bedlam, especially when the band arrived on stage.

(noun)
(history, 1247) the first asylum for the mentally ill in England;

e.g. It was frightful to be placed or restrained in Bedlam.



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