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Definition of
bedlam noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
bedlam
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈbɛdləm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a scene full of noise and confusion
synonym
chaos
It was bedlam
at our house on the morning of the wedding.
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bedlam
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