2 entries under this word

Bedlam

Bĕd'lam, n.

noun

n. [Corrupted from Bethlehem, the name of a religious house in London, afterward converted into a hospital for lunatics.]

  1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a mad-house. Tillotson.
  2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. “Let us get the bedlam to lead him.” Shak.

Bĕd'lam, a.

adjective

a. Belonging to or fit for a mad-house. “The bedlam, brainsick duchess.” Shak.