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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedlam
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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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The film, starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green and Alan Arkin, follows a circus family who discover a baby elephant with the ability to fly.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Dumbo down Some time after he was released, Curtis was credibly implicated in the drive-by shooting of a circus elephant.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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In a viral TikTok video, a woman can be seen sitting on the sofa, and there seems to be a commotion going on underneath her top.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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More commotion followed, as Sunny Hostin got up from her post to address the situation.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Your voice is insane.Mary Colurso | mcolurso@al.com, al, 4 Apr. 2023
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The Republican and right-wing reaction is just insane.Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 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 Dec. 2024.
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