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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See {Bethlehem}.] 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a. Belonging to or fit for a madhouse. ``The bedlam, brainsick duchess.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bedlam n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: {chaos}, {pandemonium}, {topsy-turvydom}, {topsy-turvyness}] 2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: {Bedlam}, {booby hatch}, {crazy house}, {cuckoo's nest}, {funny farm}, {funny house}, {loony bin}, {madhouse}, {nuthouse}, {sanatorium}]
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