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bedlam

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noun
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As a noun, bedlam means a place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.

Meanings of bedlam

5 meanings

noun

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

  2. Pejorative terms for an insane asylum

    Similar: booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin

  3. A state of extreme confusion and disorder

    Similar: chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness
Older and rare meanings (2)

  1. obsoleteAn insane person; a lunatic; a madman.

  2. obsoleteA lunatic asylum; a madhouse.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: pejorative terms for an insane asylum
booby hatchcrazy housecuckoo's nestfunny farmfunny houseloony binmadhousenut house
noun: a state of extreme confusion and disorder
chaospandemoniumtopsy-turvydomtopsy-turvyness

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