DictionaryRoot: Bethlehem
English
Bethlehem
name in the hospital's title
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noun
bedlam
BED-lum/ˈbedləm/
A scene or state of noisy confusion and disorder.
Etymology
Bethlehem was part of the name of a London hospital that housed people with mental illness. Its shortened name became a general term for a scene of noisy confusion.