Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
(noun) pejorative terms for an insane asylum
chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness
(noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bedlam (plural bedlams)
A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
(obsolete) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
(obsolete) A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.
• ambled, balmed, beldam, blamed, lambed
Source: Wiktionary
Bed"lam, n. Etym: [See Bethlehem.]
1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.
2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.
3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
Bed"lam, a.
Definition: Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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