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Meaning of "bedlam" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEDLAM

Bedlem, bethlem, after the Hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDLAM

bedlam  [ˈbɛdləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDLAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedlam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEDLAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bedlam

Bedlam may refer to: ▪ Bethlem Royal Hospital, London hospital first to specialise in the mentally ill and origin of the word "bedlam" describing chaos or madness...

Definition of bedlam in the English dictionary

The definition of bedlam in the dictionary is a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproar. Other definition of bedlam is a lunatic asylum; madhouse.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDLAM


alum
ˈæləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
column
ˈkɒləm
curriculum
kəˈrɪkjʊləm
emblem
ˈɛmbləm
Fulham
ˈfʊləm
Harlem
ˈhɑːləm
hoodlum
ˈhuːdləm
Jerusalem
dʒəˈruːsələm
Malayalam
ˌmælɪˈɑːləm
pelham
ˈpɛləm
pendulum
ˈpɛndjʊləm
peplum
ˈpɛpləm
problem
ˈprɒbləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
slalom
ˈslɑːləm
solemn
ˈsɒləm
speculum
ˈspɛkjʊləm
vestibulum
vɛˈstɪbjʊləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDLAM

bedhead
bedight
bedim
bedimmed
bedimming
bedimple
bedirty
Bedivere
bedizen
bedizenment
bedlamism
bedlamite
bedlamp
bedless
bedlike
Bedlington
Bedlington terrier
Bedloe Island
Bedloe´s Island
bedmaker

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDLAM

blam
clam
Elam
flam
flimflam
glam
grand slam
hard-shell clam
Islam
kalam
lam
malam
mallam
Mowlam
Nation of Islam
on the lam
razor clam
slam
Tamil Eelam
Whitlam

Synonyms and antonyms of bedlam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEDLAM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bedlam» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bedlam

Translation of «bedlam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDLAM

Find out the translation of bedlam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedlam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedlam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疯人院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bedlam
570 millions of speakers

English

bedlam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागलखाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هرج ومرج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бедлам
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bedlam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগলা গারদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chahut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bedlam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Chaos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

恐怖の精神病院
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 병원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedlam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà thương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கூச்சல் குழப்பம் நிறைந்த இடம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शय्यागृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kızılca kıyamet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manicomio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bedlam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бедлам
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balamuc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρελοκομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bedlam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bedlam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedlam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDLAM»

The term «bedlam» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDLAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedlam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedlam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedlam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDLAM»

Discover the use of bedlam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedlam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bedlam
Prison or playground. Heaven or hell. This is where you find out. This is white-knuckle action, sprawling adventure, merciless satire and outrageous humour like you've never experienced. This is Bedlam.
Christopher Brookmyre, 2013
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Bedlam: London and Its Mad
Catharine Arnold takes us on a tour of Bedlam and examines London's attitude to madness along the way.
Catharine Arnold, 2009
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Bedlam
Be ready when the howling starts ... there'll be BEDLAM Once the ruin in the forest was a lunatic asylum.
Ally Kennen, 2014
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Bedlam: London's Hospital for the Mad
Although for much of Bedlam's history such abuse was rare, during the dynastic control of the Munro family - between 1728 and 1855 - a brutal medical programme was implemented, giving Bedlam an unsavoury reputation as one of Europe's most ...
Paul Chambers, 2009
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Mystical Bedlam: Madness, Anxiety and Healing in ...
His vivid descriptions of his clients' afflictions and complaints illuminate the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people. This book goes beyond simply analysing mental disorder in a seventeenth-century astrological and medical practice.
Michael MacDonald, 1983
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New Bedlam: A Novel
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
Bill Flanagan, 2008
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The Road to Bedlam: Courts of the Feyre
The sequel to Sixty-One Nails.
Mike Shevdon, 2010
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BEDLAM: A Baby Blues Collection
Continues the adventures in parenting of Wanda and Darryl MacPherson, as their daughter Wren wants to learn karate, Wanda seeks time for herself, and their son Hammie enjoys riding a zip line.
Rick Kirkman, Jerry Scott, 2013
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Bedlam
Set in the notorious 18th Century lunatic asylum that gives the play its name, Bedlam is the story of how a cruel and unusual institution starts to crumble, after the arrival of an unassuming country girl.
Nell Leyshon, 2010
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Bedlam Among the Bedpans: Humor in Nursing
Funny cartoons and illustrations that add even more humor to the book. Compiled by an academic librarian, this book includes a carefully chosen and well-rounded collection of entertaining stories.
Amy Y. Young, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDLAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedlam is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Bedlam' before Vic cop shot: court
The court was told there were about 50 seconds of "bedlam" when the three officers entered the Preston hotel room and a struggle broke out as ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
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Bedlam at Apia Airport as Richie McCaw, All Blacks make grand …
... All Blacks make grand entrance. 10 minutes ago. share. One News. Source: Bedlam at Apia Airport as Richie McCaw, All Blacks make grand entrance ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
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Bedlam At Reddit As Moderators Strike
Giving literal meaning to the axiom that Reddit is revolting, today volunteer moderators from the website are essentially on strike in response to ... «SFist, Jul 15»
4
Friday bedlam turns lives upside down for Nowhatta residents in …
The bedlam has become a weekly ritual for the residents of Nowhatta and other localities near valley's central mosque. For the past five ... «I am in dna of India, Jul 15»
5
LETTER: Housing bedlam
Having read the reports in the Littlehampton Gazette (June 25) on housing, it is obvious that we are heading for bedlam pell-mell. Evidently ... «Littlehampton Gazette, Jul 15»
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Witnesses talk of 'small changes' in survivors' life signs amid 'utter …
Michael agreed that the situation in the pens was “utter bedlam” and that it would be easy to miss a small change in a casualty. Former police ... «Socialist Worker, Jun 15»
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The Art of Bedlam: Richard Dadd, Watt's Gallery, review: 'visionary'
The Art of Bedlam, a focused new exhibition at the Watts Gallery in Surrey, is the first major show devoted to Dadd's life and career since the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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'Bhangarh to Bedlam': Notes from Twilight Trails
In her debut work of nonfiction, Bhangarh to Bedlam: Haunted Encounters, psychic investigator and corporate lawyer, Deepta Roy Chakraverti ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
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Richard Dadd: The Art of Bedlam, Watts Gallery
The Watts Gallery in rural Surrey is a very genteel setting for a show by a figure who for most of his life was denied polite society. Richard Dadd ... «The Arts Desk, Jun 15»
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TRAFFIC UPDATE: 'Absolute bedlam' on M1 northbound in …
A motorist told Bedfordshire on Sunday: "It's absolute bedlam out here." Victims of this major collision, involving two lorries and five cars, have ... «Bedfordshire News, Jun 15»

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