bedlam

The definition of a bedlam is a scene of noise and confusion.

(noun)

A flood displacing hundreds of residents is an example of a bedlam.

See bedlam in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

Origin: ME Bedlam, Bethlem, var. of Bethlehem

See bedlam in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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Origin: Middle English Bedlem

Origin: , Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, an institution in London for the mentally ill

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