lunatic hospital

  • 1lunatic asylum — noun A former, now offensive, name for a psychiatric hospital • • • Main Entry: ↑lunacy * * * lunatic asylum UK US noun [countable] [singular lunatic asylum plural …

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  • 2lunatic asylum — lunatic a,sylum noun count OLD FASHIONED an offensive word for a hospital where people with mental illnesses are treated, now called a psychiatric hospital …

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  • 3lunatic asylum — lunatic a.sylum n old fashioned a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for. This word is now considered to be offensive …

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  • 4lunatic asylum — hospital for the insane …

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  • 5lunatic asylum — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms lunatic asylum : singular lunatic asylum plural lunatic asylums old fashioned an offensive word for a hospital where people with mental illnesses are treated, now called a psychiatric hospital …

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  • 6Lunatic — 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… …

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  • 7Hospital Estatal Austin — La entrada del Hospital Estatal Austin El Hospital Estatal Austin[1] (Austin State Hospital, ASH) es un hospital psiquiátrico del Departamento Estatal de Servicios de Salud de Texas en Austin, Texas …

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  • 8lunatic — 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… …

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  • 9lunatic asylum — /ˈlunətɪk əsaɪləm/ (say loohnuhtik uhsuyluhm) noun Obsolete a hospital or other institution for people who are mentally ill. Usage: See the note at lunatic …

  • 10lunatic asylum — Madhouse, bedlam, insane asylum, insane hospital, hospital for the insane …

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