- bedlam bed·lam n
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bed|lam — «BEHD luhm», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) noisy confusion; uproar: »When our team won, there was bedlam in the gym. SYNONYM(S): Babel. b) a scene of such confusion. SYNONYM(S): pandemonium. 2. Archaic. an insane asylum; … Useful english dictionary
bed·lam — /ˈbɛdləm/ noun [noncount] : a very noisy and confused state or scene The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total/complete bedlam … Useful english dictionary
Bedlam — Bed lam, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. The bedlam, brainsick duchess. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedlam — Bed lam, n. [See {Bethlehem}.] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let s get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedlam — bed|lam [ˈbedləm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bedlam mental hospital (17 18 centuries), from Bedlam Bethlehem (10 17 centuries); from the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem former London mental hospital] a situation where there is a lot of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bedlam — bed|lam [ bedləm ] noun uncount a noisy and confusing place or situation: CHAOS: There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the stores … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bedlam — bed·lam … English syllables
bedlam — bed•lam [[t]ˈbɛd ləm[/t]] n. 1) a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion 2) archaic an insane asylum or madhouse • Etymology: afterBedlam, a familiar name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, a lunatic asylum from c1400 … From formal English to slang
bedlam — 1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behavior. 3. A disturbing uproar. [corruption or contraction of St. Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London] * * * bed·lam bed ləm n 1) … Medical dictionary
Tom o' Bedlam — Tom o Bed lam Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from Bethlehem Hospital, England; hence, a wandering mendicant, either mad or feigning to be so; a madman; a bedlamite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
