bedlam
A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevailsA place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
» It was bedlam at the airport.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
Tollhaus, Irrenhaus, Chaos
бедла́мbedlám, ха́осxáos, барда́кbardák
бедламbedlam, божевільняboževilʹnja
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.
pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Examples
6 sentencesIt was bedlam at the airport.
She came from a family of ten, so bedlam was the norm.
ruОна выросла в семье с восемью детьми и была привычна к бардаку.
It's like bedlam in here.
deHier geht es ja zu wie im Tollhaus.
A vast bedlam of sound flies up to my window, and above all is the immense whistling of unseen and unfelt winds.
It was bedlam!
deEs war ein Irrenhaus!
Translations
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Origin
From Bedlam, alternative name of the English lunatic asylum, Bethlem Royal Hospital (royalFrom Bedlam, alternative name of the English lunatic asylum, Bethlem Royal Hospital (royal hospital from 1375, mental hospital from 1403) (earlier St Mary of Bethlehem outside Bishopsgate, hospice in existence from 1329, priory established 1247), since used to mean “a place or situation of madness and chaos”. Bedlam as name of hospital attested 1450.
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Forms
plural: bedlamsSynonyms
15 synonyms- pejorative terms for an insane asylum:booby hatchcrazy housecuckoo's nestfunny farmfunny houseloony binmadhousenut house
- a state of extreme confusion and disorder:chaospandemoniumtopsy-turvydomtopsy-turvyness
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable