lunatic+asylum
31lunatic — n. & adj. n. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. adj. mad, foolish. Phrases and idioms: lunatic asylum hist. a mental home or hospital. lunatic fringe an extreme or eccentric minority group. Etymology: ME f. OF lunatique f. LL… …
32asylum — Synonyms and related words: VA hospital, almshouse, base hospital, bedlam, bird sanctuary, bolt hole, bughouse, cache, clinic, community hospital, concealment, convalescent home, convalescent hospital, corner, cover, covert, coverture, cranny,… …
33asylum — an institution for the mentally ill Originally, a place where pillage was sacrilegious, which is why there was so much fuss about Henry IF s murder of Becket. Then it became a safe place or benevolent institution. Now a shortened form of… …
34lunatic — lu•na•tic [[t]ˈlu nə tɪk[/t]] n. 1) an insane person 2) a person whose actions and manner are marked by extreme eccentricity or recklessness 3) law Law. a person legally declared to be of unsound mind 4) insane; demented; crazy 5) wildly or… …
35Lunatic — A lunatic (colloquially: looney or loon ) is a commonly used term for a person who is mentally ill, dangerous, foolish or unpredictable: a condition once called lunacy.Linguistic rootsThe word lunatic is borrowed from Latin lunaticus , which… …
36Asylum (1972 film) — Infobox Film name = Asylum image size = caption = Theatrical poster to Asylum (1972) director = Roy Ward Baker producer = Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky writer = Robert Bloch narrator = starring = Peter Cushing Britt Ekland music = Douglas Gamley… …
37lunatic — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, raving ▪ crazed, crazy (both esp. AmE) ▪ dangerous LUNATIC + NOUN ▪ …
38asylum — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for, claim, request, seek …
39Kew Asylum — Kew Lunatic Asylum is a decommissioned psychiatric hospital located between Princess St and Yarra Boulevard in Kew, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Operational from 1871 to 1988, Kew was one of the largest asylums ever built in Australia. Later …
40Hanwell Asylum — The (1st Middlesex) County Asylum at Hanwell, also known as Hanwell Insane Asylum, was built for the pauper insane and has evolved to become the West London Mental Health (NHS) Trust (WLMHT). The 2nd Middlesex was Colney Hatch Asylum, opened in… …
