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bedlam
bed·lam [ béddləm ] (plural bed·lams)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. chaos: a place or situation full of noise, frenzied activity, and confusion
2.  ( archaic )
Same as  psychiatric hospital ( sometimes offensive )

[15th century. Alteration of Bethlehem]
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