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bedlam definition

bed·lam (bed′ləm)

noun

  1. an old insane asylum (in full, St. Mary of Bethlehem), later a hospital for the mentally ill, in London
  2. Archaic any insane asylum
  3. any place or condition of noise and confusion

Etymology: ME Bedlam, Bethlem, var. of Bethlehem

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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