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41madhouse — noun Date: 1687 1. a place where insane persons are detained and treated 2. a place of uproar or confusion …
42madhouse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. asylum. See insanity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. mental hospital, state hospital, asylum, insane asylum, lunatic asylum*, looney bin*, bedlam*; see also hospital , sanitarium . III (Roget s 3… …
43madhouse — mad|house [ mæd,haus ] (plural mad|hous|es [ mæd,hauzəz ] ) noun count 1. ) a place that is very noisy, busy, and full of confused activity 2. ) OLD FASHIONED an offensive word for a hospital for people with mental illnesses …
44madhouse — mædhaÊŠs n. insane asylum, institution which treats and houses people with mental disorders; wild and disordered place, place characterized by noise and confusion …
45madhouse — noun 1》 historical an institution for the care of the mentally ill. ↘informal a psychiatric hospital. 2》 informal a scene of great confusion or uproar …
46madhouse — n. Bedlam, lunatic hospital, lunatic asylum, hospital for the insane …
47madhouse — n 1. insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental institution, state hospital, psychiatric hospital, Fr. maison de sante, Obs. bedlam; Sl. nuthouse, Sl. crazy house, Sl. bughouse, Sl. loonybin, Sl. funny farm, Sl. laughing academy, Sl. booby hatch. 2.… …
48madhouse — [ˈmædˌhaʊs] noun [C] a place that is very noisy or busy …
49madhouse — mad•house [[t]ˈmædˌhaʊs[/t]] n. pl. hous•es [[t] ˌhaʊ zɪz[/t]] 1) a hospital for the mentally disturbed 2) a disorderly, often noisy place • Etymology: 1680–90 …
50madhouse — /ˈmædhaʊs / (say madhows) noun 1. an asylum for the insane. 2. a place of commotion and confusion …
