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bedlam
[ bed-luhm ]
/ ˈbɛd ləm /
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noun
a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse.
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Origin of bedlam
A popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which served as a lunatic asylum from circa 1400; compare Middle English Bedleem, Bethleem,Old English BetleemBethlehem
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bedlam
/ (ˈbɛdləm) /
noun
a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproarhis speech caused bedlam
archaic a lunatic asylum; madhouse
Word Origin for bedlam
C13 bedlem, bethlem, after the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London
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