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   Bed·lam

   /ˈbedləm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a scene of uproar and confusion: "there was bedlam in the courtroom"
   • 2. an institution for the care of mentally ill people. archaic

   Word 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.

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • B

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • M

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