as in psychotic
having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind
bedlam ravings that suggest that the man is in need of some serious therapy
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as in madhouse
a place of uproar or confusion
there's no way I can get any reading done in this bedlam, so I'm going to the library
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Recent Examples of bedlam
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
Trump, in January, warned of bedlam in the country if the criminal charges against him succeeded.
—ABC News, 14 July 2024
When the final buzzer of the NBA season sounded last Monday, Nathaniel Butler zeroed in as bedlam broke out on the parquet floor at TD Garden.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024
Moments later, bedlam erupted and gunfire was exchanged.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
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And though the game didn’t disappoint — Argentina defeated Colombia 1-0 in extra time and Shakira entertained during the break — the bedlam left hundreds, perhaps thousands of fans with tickets, locked outside the ballpark.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024
Trump, in January, warned of bedlam in the country if the criminal charges against him succeeded.
—ABC News, 14 July 2024
When the final buzzer of the NBA season sounded last Monday, Nathaniel Butler zeroed in as bedlam broke out on the parquet floor at TD Garden.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 26 June 2024
Moments later, bedlam erupted and gunfire was exchanged.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
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The counselor also told police Trotman had had a previous psychotic break in which he was found wandering the woods.Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2023
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Lewis prescribed Price anti-psychotic medication after a mental health referral Sept. 1.Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
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Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Welcome to the madhouse.Vulture, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2022
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Life around the office, which included a basketball court and beer on tap, was a preview of the headquarters-as-madhouse ethos soon to dominate Silicon Valley.Alex Williams, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2022
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With his shock of spiky hair and adrenaline rushes, Smith turns a corporate villain into a lunatic new-wave frontman.Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
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The first personality is the lunatic, chaotic artist, with no limits.John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
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This is the ultimate dysfunctional family story, about a circus troupe whose members abhor normalcy to such a degree that the parents intentionally breed a family of sideshow freaks.The Week US, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Back in 2005, 5% of all visitors to Las Vegas went to see shows run by avant-garde circus show operator Cirque du Soleil.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024
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Then, like clockwork, a bunch of Democrats got mad.Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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According to footage obtained by TMZ, at least one guard appeared to lose balance amidst the scuffle, reportedly injuring their leg in the commotion.Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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All that commotion in response to a threat is, again, what shows up as swelling.Erica Sloan, SELF, 30 Oct. 2024
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Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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But obviously winning the grand jury prize was insane.Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2023
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Contrary to popular belief, peanuts are actually not nuts.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
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Nonetheless, April 5, 2022, was nuts.Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Bedlam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedlam. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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