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
Both words in one sentence
- Bedlam House: These are Rumsfeld's version of The Gulag, using bogus mental illness diagnoses to have dissidents committed to mental hospitals-similar to what Stalin did.
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Bedlam House: The mental care hospital where Susan goes to after her first suicide is not entirely the same as a mental ward, but otherwise it fits the trope perfectly.
Source: Video Game / The Cat Lady -
Bedlam House: The two mental hospitals Bronson gets sent to had horrible reputations for this.
Source: Film / Bronson
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