Bedlam
11Bedlam — (spr. Beddlämm) oder Bethlehem Hospital, ein großes Irrenhaus in London, daher Bedlamit soviel als Wahnsinniger …
12bedlam — index imbroglio, pandemonium, riot, turmoil Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
13bedlam — scene of mad confusion, 1660s, from colloquial pronunciation of Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem in London, founded 1247 as a priory, mentioned as a hospital 1330 and as a lunatic hospital 1402; converted to a state lunatic asylum on… …
14bedlam — [n] chaotic situation chaos, clamor, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar; concepts 230,674 Ant. calm, peace, quiet …
15bedlam — ► NOUN 1) a scene of uproar and confusion. 2) archaic an asylum. ORIGIN early form of Bethlehem, referring to the hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London, used as an asylum for the insane …
16Bedlam — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Lieux 2 Littérature, bande dessinée …
17bedlam — [[t]be̱dləm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say It was bedlam to mean There was bedlam . The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam... He is causing bedlam at the hotel. Syn: chaos …
18Bedlam (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Bedlam Type = EP Artist = Twilightning Released = March 27, 2006 Recorded = Label = Universal International Genre = Power metal Length = Last album = Plague House Puppet Show (2004) This album = Bedlam (2006) Next album =… …
19bedlam — /bed leuhm/, n. 1. a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion. 2. Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse. [a popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which served as a lunatic asylum from ca. 1400; cf. ME Bedleem,… …
20bedlam — bed|lam [ˈbedləm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bedlam mental hospital (17 18 centuries), from Bedlam Bethlehem (10 17 centuries); from the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem former London mental hospital] a situation where there is a lot of… …
