Bedlam
Bedlam adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: bedlam ravings that suggest that the man is in need of some serious therapy
Deranged
Deranged adjective - Having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind.
Usage example: a deranged prisoner who had been in that rat-infested hole for 20 years
Bedlam and deranged are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bedlam" instead an adjective "Deranged".
Nearby Words: derangement, deranging
Both words in one sentence
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In "Down on the Farm", a Laundry short story by Charles Stross, the Laundry's Bedlam House is run by a deranged, demonic 1960s mainframe called "Matron", and three robot "Sisters" slaved to it.
Source: Battleaxe Nurse
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