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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bedlam

/bĕd'-ləm/ · Bed·lam · IPA /ˈbɛdləm/
01 n. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
  1. 1.
    A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse.
  2. 2.
    An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.[Obs.]
    “Let's get the bedlam to lead him.” Shak.
  3. 3.
    Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
02 a. Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.
  1. 1.
    Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse.