- lunatic asylum
- 'lunatic a.sylumn old-fashioneda hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for. This word is now considered to be offensive.
Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.
lunatic asylum
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lunatic asylum — noun A former, now offensive, name for a psychiatric hospital • • • Main Entry: ↑lunacy * * * lunatic asylum UK US noun [countable] [singular lunatic asylum plural … Useful english dictionary
lunatic asylum — lunatic asylums N COUNT A lunatic asylum was a place where mentally disturbed people used to be locked up. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
lunatic 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 … English dictionary
lunatic 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lunatic 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 …
lunatic asylum — noun A facility designed where persons with serious mental disorders are housed. Syn: insane asylum, mental hospital, nuthouse, nutfarm, funny farm … Wiktionary
lunatic asylum — Madhouse, bedlam, insane asylum, insane hospital, hospital for the insane … New dictionary of synonyms
lunatic asylum — hospital for the insane … English contemporary dictionary
lunatic asylum — noun dated a psychiatric hospital … English new terms dictionary
lunatic asylum — noun (C) old fashioned a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
