- chaos, pandemonium, bedlam, topsy-turvydom, topsy-turvyness - a state of extreme confusion and disorder
--1 is a kind of confusion
--1 has particulars: balagan - Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit - pejorative terms for an insane asylum
--2 is a kind of mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum, asylum