[ˈbɛdləm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a scene of uproar and confusion
(e.g: there was bedlam in the courtroom)

- an institution for the care of people with a mental illness or intellectual disability


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: early form of Bethlehem, referring to the hospital of St Mary of Bethlehem in London, used as an institution for the insane