Definitions
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Word origin
From Bedlam, alternative name of the English lunatic asylum, Bethlem Royal Hospital (royal hospital from 1375, mental hospital from 1403) (earlier St Mary of Bethlehem outside Bishopsgate, hospice in existence from 1329, priory established 1247), since used to mean “a place or situation of madness and chaos”. Bedlam as name of hospital attested 1450.
Used in a sentence
“Some of the wards were veritable "bedlams," and discharged patients have told of abuses practiced in them of which the mere recital causes a shudder.”
“The outside of the Hyatt was bedlam. There was a group of more than a hundred injured people on the circular drive in front of the hotel.”
“A car was a rarity, and the sight of one in the distance was sometimes enough to cause bedlam during a class.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Mayhem”6 letters
02“Chaos”6 letters
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