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Bedlam
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.