madhouse

English

Etymology

mad +‎ house

Noun

madhouse (plural madhouses)

(obsolete) A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
A chaotic place.

Synonyms

insane asylum
mental hospital
nuthouse
nutfarm
funny farm
See also Thesaurus:lunatic asylum

Translations

insane asylum

Danish: galehus n
Finnish: hullujenhuone (fi)
Greek: τρελάδικο (el) n (treládiko), τρελοκομείο (el) n (trelokomeío), μουρλοκομείο (el) n (mourlokomeío)

Ido: dementerio (io)
Italian: manicomio (it) m
Russian: дурдом (ru) m (durdom)

place resembling an insane asylum

Danish: galehus n
Finnish: hullujenhuone (fi)
Greek: τρελάδικο (el) n (treládiko), τρελοκομείο (el) n (trelokomeío), μουρλοκομείο (el) n (mourlokomeío)

Italian: manicomio (it) m
Russian: дурдом (ru) m (durdom)

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