ˈbedləm
91bedlam — bed|lam [ˈbedləm] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bedlam mental hospital (17 18 centuries), from Bedlam Bethlehem (10 17 centuries); from the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem former London mental hospital] a situation where there is a lot of… …
92bedlam — bed|lam [ bedləm ] noun uncount a noisy and confusing place or situation: CHAOS: There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the stores …
93bedlam — UK [ˈbedləm] / US noun [uncountable] a noisy and confusing place or situation There was complete bedlam as everyone rushed for the shops. • Etymology: From the name of an old psychiatric hospital in the UK …
