bedlam
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
- An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
- A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.
Proper noun
- A hamlet in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2661).
- A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5877).
- A hamlet in Great Elm parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7549).
- Bethlem Royal Hospital, a famous psychiatric hospital, now located in Bromley, South London.
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