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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