bedlam /ˈbɛdləm/noun 3forms 1phrases 1 noun3 •A place or situation of chaotic uproar, and where confusion prevails.Some of the wards were veritable "bedlams," and discharged patients have told of abuses practiced in them of which the mere recital causes a shudder. — 1888 •(no longer used) A lunatic asylum; a madhouse.Shut up the world at large, let Bedlam out; And you will be perhaps surprised to find All things pursue exactly the same route, As now with those of soi-disant sound mind. — 1823 •(no longer used) An insane person; a lunatic; a madman.Lets follow the old Earle, and get the bedlom To lead him where he would, his rogish madnes Allows it selfe to any thing. — 1603 formsbedlams Phrases with bedlam all bedlam breaks looseThe situation becomes chaotic or characterized by conflict or rage.