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  1. 1. n. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum Source: wordnet
  6. 6. n. a state of extreme confusion and disorder Source: wordnet
  7. 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. Source: webster
  8. 8. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsickduchess." Shak. Source: adambom
  9. 9. n:100 n. pejorative terms for an insane asylum Source: ecdict

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