Bedlam, the first asylum for the mentally ill in England. It is currently located in Beckenham, Kent. The word bedlam came to be used generically for all psychiatric hospitals and sometimes is used …

The word "bedlam", meaning uproar and confusion, is derived from the hospital's nickname. Although it became a modern psychiatric hospital, historically it was representative of the worst excesses of …

The meaning of BEDLAM is a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion. How to use bedlam in a sentence.

bedlam, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

May 12, 2022 · Bedlam: a scene of uproar and confusion, a noisy situation with no order or, originally, the slang name for a mental hospital in London… which also happened to be a popular tourist …

In the bedlam, the crowds torched various buildings and vehicles throughout the city.

Dec 13, 2025 · bedlam (countable and uncountable, plural bedlams) A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails. synonyms quotations Synonyms: madhouse, pandemonium

Bethlem Royal Hospital was England’s first asylum for the treatment of mental illness, and for many years a place of inhumane conditions, the nickname of which – Bedlam – became a byword for …

1. a noisy confused place or situation; state of uproar: his speech caused bedlam. 2. (Psychiatry) archaic a lunatic asylum; madhouse

Definition of bedlam noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.