Thesaurus: bedlam

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1. n. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
2. n. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
3. n. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
4. a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
5. n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum
6. n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder
7. 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson. 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak. 3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.
8. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsickduchess." Shak.
9. n:100 n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum