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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-1510/
- Published: 2024-03-18T17:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-15T17:48:28.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-06-28 02:24

The word for today is…

bedlam (noun):

1: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion  
2 *capitalised*: Bedlam : an asylum for the mentally ill  
3 *obsolete* : madman, lunatic

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedlam?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem, London, an asylum for the mentally ill, from Middle English Bedlem – Bethlehem. First known use was in 1522

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