Bedlam

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion.
  • n. Archaic An insane asylum.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
  • n. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
  • n. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
  • adj. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. [capitalized] The hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, originally a priory, founded about 1247, but afterward used as an asylum for lunatics.
  • n. Hence A madhouse; a lunatic asylum.
  • n. A scene of wild uproar and confusion.
  • n. An inmate or a patient of Bethlehem Hospital, or Bedlam; specifically, one discharged as cured (though often only partially cured) and licensed to beg.
  • n. Hence In general, a madman; a lunatic.
  • Belonging to or fit for a bedlam or madhouse; mad; mentally deranged.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  • n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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    madhouse    lunatic    madman    asylum   
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