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Definition of bedlam noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bedlam

noun

/ˈbedləm/

/ˈbedləm/

[uncountable]

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a very noisy and confusing scene synonym chaos
- It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding.
Word Originlate Middle English: early form of Bethlehem, referring to the hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London, used as an asylum for the insane.

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