Definitions

1. noun

a state of uproar or confusion; complete chaos.

“The city descended into bedlam after the riot broke out.”

2. noun

a hospital or institution for the mentally ill, especially in the 17th and 18th centuries.

“The hospital was infamous for its harsh conditions and treatment of patients as little more than bedlamites.”

3. verb

to cause someone to go into a state of uproar or confusion; to cause chaos.

“The news of the scandal bedlamized the entire town.”