bedlam
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: belam
Antonyms: belam
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Noun
- A place or situation of [[chaotic]] [[uproar]], and where [[confusion]] [[prevail]]s.
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} An insane person; a [[lunatic]]; a [[madman]].
- {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[lunatic asylum]]; a [[madhouse]].
Proper noun
- {{place|en|hamlet|par/Clint cum Hamlets|bor/Harrogate|co/North Yorkshire|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref SE2661}}.
- {{place|en|hamlet|par/Bitterley|south|co/Shropshire|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref SO5877}}.
- {{place|en|hamlet|par/Great Elm|dist/Mendip|co/Somerset|cc/England}} {{q|OS grid ref ST7549}}. <ref>[https://getoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/local/bedlam-mendip OS: Somerset]</ref>
- {{lb|en|informal}} {{w|Bethlem Royal Hospital}}, a famous psychiatric hospital, now located in [[Bromley]], South London.
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