Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bedlam

2 senses of bedlam

Sense 1
chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness -- (a state of extreme confusion and disorder)
       => confusion -- (disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably; "the army retreated in confusion")

Sense 2
Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit -- (pejorative terms for an insane asylum)
       => mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum -- (a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person)