Both Uses of
bedlam
in
Lone Survivor
- Beyond the confines of my room, there was absolute bedlam; stuff was hurled all over the place in room after room.†
Chpt 4. *bedlam = a noisy and disorderly situation
- We rushed out to the grinder, where it was absolute bedlam.†
Chpt 4.
Definitions:
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(1)
(bedlam) a noisy and disorderly situation
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
At one time, bedlam was also used as a disapproving term for any psychiatric hospital. As a proper noun, Bedlam was the name of the first psychiatric hospital in London (early 15th century).