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lunatic asylum

lu·na·tic a·sy·lum
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [loo-nuh-tik uh-sahy-luh m]
    • /ˈlu nə tɪk əˈsaɪ ləm/
    • /ˈluː.nə.tɪk əˈsaɪ.ləm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-nuh-tik uh-sahy-luh m]
    • /ˈlu nə tɪk əˈsaɪ ləm/

Definitions of lunatic asylum words

  • noun lunatic asylum psychiatric hospital 1
  • countable noun lunatic asylum A lunatic asylum was a place where mentally disturbed people used to be locked up. 0
  • noun lunatic asylum A facility designed where persons with serious mental disorders are housed. 0
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Parts of speech for Lunatic asylum

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lunatic asylum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for lunatic asylum

noun lunatic asylum

  • bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
  • booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
  • funny farm — a psychiatric hospital.
  • madhouse — a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
  • mental hospital — psychiatric institution
All 18 Synonyms of lunatic asylum

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