1 : a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion There was bedlam in the streets after the verdict was announced. 2 or Bedlam : an asylum for the mentally ill. 3 obsolete : madman, lunatic.
How do you use bedlam in a sentence?
Bedlam sentence example
- I can't even picture the bedlam making this public would cause. ...
- They'd haul you away from me, put you up in some sort of Bedlam , he snapped. ...
- Within a few minutes, it was sheer bedlam . ...
- A duet of serial killers create bedlam in movie town.
Does bedlam mean chaos?
Bedlam is a scene of madness, chaos or great confusion. If you allow football fans onto the field after the big game, it will be pure bedlam. The term bedlam comes from the name of a hospital in London, “Saint Mary of Bethlehem,” which was devoted to treating the mentally ill in the 1400s.
