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- [mad-hous]
- /ˈmædˌhaʊs/
- /ˈmæd.haʊs/
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- [mad-hous]
- /ˈmædˌhaʊs/
Definitions of madhouse word
- noun plural madhouse a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons. 1
- noun plural madhouse a wild, confused, and often noisy place, set of circumstances, etc.: The office was a madhouse today. 1
- noun madhouse A mental institution. 1
- noun madhouse psychiatric hospital 1
- noun madhouse chaotic place 1
- countable noun madhouse If you describe a place or situation as a madhouse, you mean that it is full of confusion and noise. 0
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Origin of madhouse
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
First recorded in 1680-90; mad + house
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Parts of speech for Madhouse
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
madhouse popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for madhouse
noun madhouse
- turmoil — a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- bedlam — Bedlam means a great deal of noise and disorder. People often say 'It was bedlam' to mean 'There was bedlam'.
- chaos — Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- pandemonium — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
- uproar — a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
adjective madhouse
- riproaring — boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.
- nutsy — nutty (defs 3, 4).
- hectic — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- rip-roaring — boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.
Antonyms for madhouse
noun madhouse
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- harmony — agreement; accord; harmonious relations.
- order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
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