madhouse

mad·house

M0019800 (măd′hous′)n.1. Offensive An institution for the mentally ill.2. Informal A place of great disorder and confusion.

madhouse

(ˈmædˌhaʊs) n1. a mental hospital or asylum2. a state of uproar or confusion

mad•house

(ˈmædˌhaʊs)

n., pl. -hous•es (-ˌhaʊ zɪz) 1. a hospital for the mentally disturbed. 2. a disorderly, often noisy place. [1680–90]

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madhouse - pejorative terms for an insane asylumbooby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlammental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

madhouse

noun1. (Informal) chaos, turmoil, bedlam, Babel That place is a madhouse.2. (Old-fashioned) mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, lunatic asylum, funny farm (facetious), insane asylum, loony bin (slang), nuthouse (slang), rubber room (U.S. slang), laughing academy (U.S. slang) It was said that he was 'ripe for the madhouse'.

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