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1. (n.) bedlam
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
2. bedlam
Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse.
Etymology: (after
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1. (noun) chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
2. (noun) Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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1. (adj) Bedlam
belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse
2. (noun) Bedlam
a place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse
3. (noun) Bedlam
an insane person; a lunatic; a madman
4. (noun) Bedlam
any place where uproar and confusion prevail
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. Bedlam
originally a lunatic asylum in London, so named from the priory "Bethlehem" in Bishopsgate, first appropriated to the purpose, Bedlam being a corruption of the name Bethlehem.
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Sense: (a place of) noise, confusion or uproar
Their house is bedlam.
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 Afrikaans: lawaaierig |
 Arabic: مُسْتَشْفى مجانين، مكان ف |
 Bulgarian: хаос |
 Brazilian: confusão |
 Czech: blázinec |
 German: das Tollhaus |
 Danish: postyr; kaos; virvar |
 Greek: χάος, τρελοκομείο (μτφ.) |
 Spanish: manicomio, gallinero |
 Estonian: hullumaja |
 Farsi: غلغله؛ همهمه |
 Finnish: sekasorto |
 French: chahut |
 Hebrew: מְהוּמָה |
 Hindi: शोरगुल |
 Croatian: buka, galama |
 Hungarian: tébolyda |
 Indonesian: kegemparan |
 Icelandic: hávaði |
 Italian: manicomio; confusione |
 Japanese: 大混乱 |
 Korean: 대소동 |
 Lithuanian: beprotnamis |
 Latvian: trakomāja; juceklis |
 Malay: riuh-rendah |
 Dutch: gekkenhuis |
 Norwegian: galehus, hurlumhei, speta |
 Polish: dom wariatów |
 Persian: غلغله؛ همهمه |
 Pashto: د شور ماشور او ګډوډى ځاى |
 Portuguese: confusão |
 Romanian: balamuc |
 Russian: бедлам |
 Slovak: blázinec |
 Slovenian: kraval |
 Serbian: ludnica |
 Swedish: tumult, kaos, kalabalik |
 Thai: สถานที่โกลาหลอลหม่าน |
 Turkish: tımarhane |
 Taiwanese: 喧鬧吵雜(的地方) |
 Ukrainian: бедлам |
 Urdu: شوروغل |
 Vietnamese: cảnh hỗn loạn |
 Chinese: 喧闹的景象，混乱的场所 |
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