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[ UK /bˈɛdlæm/ ]
[ US /ˈbɛdɫəm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

How To Use bedlam In A Sentence

  • There was instant bedlam, with members standing throughout the auditorium shouting for the floor. Christianity Today
  • After Colleen claims that Joy tried to sabotage her chances of winning, the meeting turns into bedlam (much to everyone's amusement).
  • Backstage proper I had expected something approaching theatrical Bedlam. Times, Sunday Times
  • Cutting to the Chase - film reviews and news from Oklahoma firedoglake - where "bedlam is dreaming of rain March 2005
  • Mr Howard said: ‘The work has to be undertaken for safety reasons alone, but we have to make sure we alleviate problems for others, otherwise it's going to be absolutely bedlam.’
  • Matthew, and Thomas, and the still more familiar Jack and Jockey; and even with a few words of Hebrew origin, such as alleluia, balm, bedlam, camel, cider, and sabbath. English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day
  • The room soon turned to bedlam as the voices of protest were countered by other delegates who argued that the debate should be allowed to continue, while other bemused bystanders tried to work out the plot.
  • Other bands competing are Bedlam, local funksters Khaki Marquee and the all-female trio Proem - a surprise addition to this year's final in that the band plays emotive and eerie music, a world away from that of the other bands.
  • Finally, I drove eastwards towards Sheppey, past Funton Creek, where reptilian glasswort plants replenish seed-stocks for hungry wildfowl, to Bedlam's Bottom to enjoy a glowing sunset.
  • The classroom erupted into bedlam whenever Miss Simpson left for longer than a minute.
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