1. a scene of noisy confusion or disorder
2. a psychiatric hospital
Usage: archaic

Examples

• The classroom was complete bedlam when the teacher left.
• Traffic was bedlam during the morning rush hour.
• The stadium erupted into bedlam after the winning goal.
• It was bedlam at the mall on Black Friday.
• The emergency room was bedlam during the flu outbreak.
• The children’s party turned into bedlam within minutes.