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Bedlam : (noun)
1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos, pandemonium,
topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby
hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny
house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse,
sanatorium, snake pit]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Bedlam : \Bed"lam\, n. [See Bethlehem.]
1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the
insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson.
2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]
Let's get the bedlam to lead him. --Shak.
3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Bedlam : \Bed"lam\, a.
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. ``The bedlam, brainsick
duchess.'' --Shak.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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