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    What is a bedlam?

    Question #111979. Asked by author. (Jan 07 10 10:00 PM)


    serpa

    		–noun
    1. a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
    2. Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse.
    Origin:
    a popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which served as a lunatic asylum from ca. 1400; cf. ME Bedleem, Bethleem, OE Betleem Bethlehem

    Synonyms:
    1. disorder, tumult, chaos, clamor, turmoil, commotion, pandemonium.

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bedlam

    Jan 07 10, 11:28 PM
    Datsmeharse

    		The 1815-1930 home of Bedlam is now, perhaps appropriately, the Imperial War Museum:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum

    Jan 09 10, 9:52 AM

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