'Bedlam' definitions:
Definition of 'bedlam'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy- turvyness]
noun
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit]
Definition of 'Bedlam'
From: GCIDE
- Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bedlam'
From: GCIDE
- Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See Bethlehem.]
- 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Let's get the bedlam to lead him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'bedlam'
From: GCIDE
- Bethlehem \Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[=e]th-lekhem house of food; b[=e]th house + lekhem food, l[=a]kham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam.]
- 1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. --Audsley. [1913 Webster] Bethlehemite
Synonyms of 'bedlam'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- asylum,
- Babel,
- Bedlam let loose,
- blast,
- bobbery,
- brawl,
- brouhaha,
- bughouse,
- cacophony,
- chaos,
- charivari,
- chirm,
- clamor,
- clangor,
- clap,
- clatter,
- commotion,
- confusion,
- confusion of tongues,
- din,
- discord,
- donnybrook,
- drunken brawl,
- dustup,
- flap,
- fracas,
- free-for-all,
- hell,
- hell broke loose,
- howl,
- hubbub,
- hue and cry,
- hullabaloo,
- insane asylum,
- jangle,
- loud noise,
- lunatic asylum,
- madhouse,
- mental home,
- mental hospital,
- mental institution,
- noise,
- noise and shouting,
- nuthouse,
- outcry,
- padded cell,
- pandemonium,
- psychiatric ward,
- psychopathic hospital,
- racket,
- rattle,
- rhubarb,
- roar,
- row,
- ruckus,
- ruction,
- rumble,
- rumpus,
- shindy,
- shivaree,
- static,
- thunder,
- thunderclap,
- tintamarre,
- tumult,
- turmoil,
- uproar