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The BFD Word of the Day

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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

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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