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bedlam = englisches Synonym für Chaos, Wahnsinn, Verwirrung, Tumult, Durcheinander, Aufruhr, Verwirrtheit, chaotisches Durcheinander (abgeleitet von dem Namen der Londoner psychiatrischen Klinik Bethlem Royal Hospital) completely bedlam = völlig verwirrt Bedlam broke loose = Tumult brach aus It's like bedlam in here = Hier geht's zu wie bei den Hottentotten. [ugs.] [veraltend, d.h. heute meist als inakzeptabel empfunden]
Brexit BEDLAM.
Brexit shook global financial markets so hard that some saw parallels with the financial crisis of 2008. Through all the economic and political uncertainties, the vote will fundamentally change Britain and Europe.
The Economist
bedlam
noun
- a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
- an asylum for the mentally ill
Merriam-Webster
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ORIGIN
Date: 1522. Bedlam, popular name for the Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, London, an insane asylum, from Middle English Bedlem Bethlehem
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SYNONYMS
chaos, clamour, commotion, confusion, din, disquiet, disquietude, furor, hubbub, madhouse, maelstrom, noise, pandemonium, racket, shambles, tumult, turmoil, uproar
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SMUGGLE OWAD INTO A CONVERSATION TODAY
Say something like:
"It was bedlam on the roads today after heavy rainful and flooding."
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THANK YOU
to Bernhard for suggesting today's word
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