Definitions for Bedlam
ˈbɛd ləmbed·lam

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvynessnoun

   a state of extreme confusion and disorder

2. Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pitnoun

   pejorative terms for an insane asylum

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bedlamnoun

   A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

2. Etymology: From Bedlam, alternative name of the English, (royal hospital from 1375, mental hospital from 1403) (earlier St Mary of Bethlehem outside Bishopsgate, hospice in existence from 1329, priory established 1247), sense used to mean “a place or situation of madness and chaos”. Bedlam as name of hospital attested 1450.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bedlamadjective

   Belonging to a madhouse; fit for a madhouse.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The country gives me proof and precedent
   Of bedlam beggars, who, with roaring voices,
   Strike in their numb’d and mortify’d bare arms,
   Pins, wooden pricks. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

2. BEDLAMnoun

   Etymology: corrupted from Bethlehem, the name of a religious house in London, converted afterwards into an hospital for the mad and lunatick.

   1. A madhouse; a place appointed for the cure of lunacy.2. A madman; a lunatick.

   Let’s follow the old earl, and get the bedlam
   To lead him where he would; his roguish madness
   Allows itself to any thing. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bedlam

   Bedlam is a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion. It originates from the name of an infamous mental hospital in London, implying a chaotic and crazy environment. It's typically used to describe a situation that is incredibly noisy, chaotic and disorderly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Bedlamnoun

   a place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse

2. Bedlamnoun

   an insane person; a lunatic; a madman

3. Bedlamnoun

   any place where uproar and confusion prevail

4. Bedlamadjective

   belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bedlam

   Bedlam is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He originally possessed the mutant ability to create and project a bio-EM field. This has the effect of temporarily disabling any similarly powered technology in the vicinity. He can also utilize his power to scan the environment for other pre-existing energy fields. After the High Evolutionary reset the mutant genome in every mutant on the planet, Jesse's abilities expanded to be able to affect the human brain's neural chemistry, thus allowing him to project the illusion of pain and confusion into other people. Another, unrelated Bedlam was an enemy of Alpha Flight.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bedlam

   bed′lam, n. an asylum for lunatics: a madhouse: a place of uproar.—adj. fit for a madhouse.—ns. Bed′lamism, anything characteristic of madness; Bed′lamite, a madman. [Corrupted from Bethlehem (St Mary of Bethlehem), the name of a priory in London, afterwards converted into a madhouse.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bedlam

   Bedlam a feeling that you do not know how to act in a situation.

   Bedlam a state of uncontrollable mind that cannot help to decide properly.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 16, 2015  

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Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bedlam

   Short for Bethlehem Hospital, a “Lazar House” in South London which in 1815 was converted into an asylum for lunatics. See “Bethlehem.”

Matched Categories

1. • Confusion
   • Mental Hospital

Anagrams for Bedlam »

1. ambled

2. beldam

3. blamed

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bedlam in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Bedlam in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Bedlam in a Sentence

1. Tom Tellefsen:

   I am not troubled at all by all of bedlam surrounding the noise being generated by the Comey story, i expected it from all of the anti-Trump forces out there, find it partisan in nature and am disappointed in the media's level of attention to it.

2. Jay Carver:

   This mass burial, so different to the other individual burials found in the Bedlam cemetery, is very likely a reaction to a catastrophic event, only closer analysis will tell if this is a plague pit from the Great Plague in 1665, but we hope this gruesome but exciting find will tell us more about one of London's most notorious killers.

3. Doug Jones:

   It's going to be bedlam.

4. Washington Post:

   Biden presented himself as an antidote to his predecessor, offering the promise of what his own campaign ads called ‘strong, steady, stable leadership’ after four years of bedlam under President Donald Trump. But the tumult surrounding the administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan offered an early glimpse of the cascade of crises that have badly eroded Biden’s image of restoring calm.

5. Albert Vera:

   The Washington Square Park situation reminds me a lot of the Tompkins Square Park situation of 1988, the cityeither needs to ignore the situation totally and let the park descend into bedlam or just end it. The choice is theirs. I don’t think it will end without some sort of police action.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Bedlam
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bedlam
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Bedlam
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bedlam
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Bedlam
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Bedlam
8. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Bedlam
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Bedlam