BEDLAM

bedlam. Bedlam, a. a mad house, confused house, hospital

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Bed″lam (�), n. [[See Bethlehem.]] 1. 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.
2. 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak. 3. 3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.