Associations to the word «Bedlam»

Wiktionary

BEDLAM, noun. A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.
BEDLAM, noun. (obsolete) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.
BEDLAM, noun. (obsolete) A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.

Dictionary definition

BEDLAM, noun. A state of extreme confusion and disorder.
BEDLAM, noun. Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley