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1. Bedlam
   [n] - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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2. Bedlam
   Bed'lam noun [ See Bethlehem .] 1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson. 2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [ Obsolete] « Let's get the bedlam to l...
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3. Bedlam
   Bed'lam adjective Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. 'The bedlam , brainsick duchess.' Shak.
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4. bedlam
   1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. ... 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behaviour. ... 3. A disturbing uproar. ... Origin: corruption or contraction of St. Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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5. Bedlam
   booby hatch noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum
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6. Bedlam
   • (n.) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. • (a.) Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. • (n.) A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. • (n.) Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
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7. 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 ...
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8. Bedlam
   Bedlam, a corruption of Bethlehem (Hospital), was the name of a religious house in London, converted, after the general suppression by Henry VIII, into a hospital for the mentally ill. The original Bedlam stood in Bishopsgate Street, its modern successor is in St George's Fields. The patients were a...
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9. bedlam
   Type: Term Pronunciation: bed′lăm Definitions: 1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behavior. 3. A disturbing uproar.
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10. bedlam
    
    • a state of extreme confusion and disorder
    • pejorative terms for an insane asylum
    
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11. Bedlam
    Bedlam: see Bethlem Royal Hospital.
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12. Bedlam
    Bedlam is a horror film starring Boris Karloff, Anna Lee, Billy House and Richard Fraser in a story about an actress threatening to expose the appalling conditions an 18th century insane asylum, only for the institution's sinister supervisor to go to extreme measures to maintain his control. Bedlam was directed by Mark Robson in 1946.
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13. Bedlam
    Popular name for Bethlem Royal Hospital, the earliest mental hospital in Europe. The Priory of St Mary of Bethlehem was founded in Bishopsgate, London, in 1247 and was used as a hospice by the 14th century. It has been sited in West Wickham, Kent, since 1930. It is now used as a slang word meaning ch...
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14. Bedlam
    contraction of the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, a London hospital for the insane. Used to describe a place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion.
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15. Bedlam
    (comics) :For the member of the Exemplars, see Bedlam (Exemplar). image= --> `Bedlam` (`Jesse Aaronson`) is a fictional character, a mutant superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He originally possessed the mutant ability to create and project a bio-EM field. This has the effect of t...
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16. Bedlam
    (film) `Bedlam` (1946) is a film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee, and was the last in a series of stylish B films produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures. The film was inspired by William Hogarth`s A Rake`s Progress, and Hogarth was given a writing credit.<ref name=...
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17. Bedlam
    (EP) `Bedlam` is an EP by Twilightning, released March 27, 2006, on the label Universal International.<ref name=allmusdisc>pure_url=yes--> AllMusic.com--> Track listing : # "Space of Disgrace" # "Rolling Heads" # "Sex Jail" # "Plague Overload"...
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18. Bedlam
    (TV series) `Bedlam`, is a British Supernatural television series created by Chris Parker for Sky Living. It first aired on February 7, 2011. Series regular includes Theo James, Will Young, Charlotte Salt, Ashley Madekwe, and Hugo Speer. The season finale was aired on March 15, 2011. T...
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