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bedlam
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[ˈbɛdləm], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a scene of uproar and confusion
(e.g: there was bedlam in the courtroom)
- an institution for the care of people with a mental illness or intellectual disability
Phrases:
Origin
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late Middle English: early form of Bethlehem, referring to the hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London, used as an institution for the insane
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