Found 3 items, similar to bedlam.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: bedlam
hiruk-pikuk
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: bedlam
bedlam
n 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn:
chaos,
pandemonium,
topsy-turvydom,
topsy-turvyness]
2: pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn:
booby hatch,
crazy house
,
cuckoo's nest,
funny farm,
funny house,
loony bin
,
madhouse,
nut house,
nuthouse,
sanatorium,
snake pit
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: bedlam
Bethlehem
\Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[=e]th-lekhem house of food;
b[=e]th house + lekhem food, l[=a]kham to eat. Formerly the
name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been
the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf.
Bedlam.]
1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into
bedlam.
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2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached
to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist
is made. --Audsley.
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