bedlam


chaos and disorder

TRANSLATION

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]

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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

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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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