Bedlam
51bedlam — noun A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. Some of the wards were veritable bedlams, and dis charged patients have told of abuses practiced in them of which the mere recital causes a shudder …
52bedlam — 1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behavior. 3. A disturbing uproar. [corruption or contraction of St. Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London] * * * bed·lam bed ləm n 1) …
53bedlam — (bè dlam ) s. m. Nom d un fameux hôpital de Londres, où l on renferme les fous. C est une corruption de Bethléem, qui est le véritable nom de cet hôpital …
54bedlam — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. asylum, madhouse; confusion, uproar, turmoil. See insanity, disorder. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Uproar] Syn. confusion, pandemonium, clamor, chaos; see confusion 2 , noise 2 . 2. [A lunatic asylum] Syn.… …
55Bedlam — nickname of the Bethlehem Royal Hospital founded in London in 1247 …
56bedlam — bed·lam || bedlÉ™m n. uproar; havoc, confusion; insane asylum, madhouse …
57bedlam — balmed …
58bedlam — [ bɛdləm] noun 1》 a scene of uproar and confusion. 2》 archaic an asylum. Origin ME: early form of Bethlehem, referring to the hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London, used as an asylum for the insane …
59bedlam — n. Madhouse, lunatic hospital, lunatic asylum, hospital for the insane …
60bedlam — n 1. insane asylum, madhouse, Sl. crazy house, Sl. booby hatch. Sl. nut house, Sl. cuckoo s nest, Sl. loony bin; sanatorium, sanctuary, asylum, retreat. 2. uproar, pandemonium, confusion, clamor, commotion, hubbub, furor; disorder, disarray,… …
