bedlam
noun
[ ˈbɛdləm ]
• a scene of uproar and confusion.
• "there was bedlam in the courtroom"
Similar:
uproar,
pandemonium,
commotion,
mayhem,
confusion,
unrest,
furore,
upheaval,
hubbub,
hurly-burly,
turmoil,
riot,
ruckus,
tumult,
disarray,
turbulence,
disorder,
chaos,
anarchy,
lawlessness,
hullabaloo,
ructions,
rumpus,
snafu,
• an institution for the care of mentally ill people.
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.
