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bedlam

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Noun

  1. A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
  2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
  3. A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.

Proper noun

  1. A hamlet in Clint cum Hamlets parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2661).
  2. A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5877).
  3. A hamlet in Great Elm parish, Mendip district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST7549).
  4. Bethlem Royal Hospital, a famous psychiatric hospital, now located in Bromley, South London.

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