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Noun: bedlam  bed-lum
  1. A state of extreme confusion and disorder
    - chaos, pandemonium, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness
Noun: Bedlam
  1. Pejorative term for an insane asylum
    - booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, lunatic asylum, san

Derived forms: bedlams

Type of: asylum, confusion, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital

Encyclopedia: Bedlam Bedlam, North Yorkshire Bedlam, Yorkshire

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