单词 | bedlam |
释义 | bedlam /bed"leuhm/, n. 1. a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion. 2. Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse. [a popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem in London, which served as a lunatic asylum from ca. 1400; cf. ME Bedleem, Bethleem, OE Betleem BETHLEHEM] Syn. 1. disorder, tumult, chaos, clamor, turmoil, commotion, pandemonium. |
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