A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the insane; a madhouse. Abp. Tillotson.
An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.] Let's get the bedlam to lead him. Shak.
Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.
Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick duchess." Shak.
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