lunatic asylum

Noun

Meaning

lunatic asylum (plural lunatic asylums)

(dated, offensive) A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:mental hospital

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bedlam sanatorium asylum madhouse snake pit psychiatric hospital nuthouse funny farm insane asylum mental hospital nut house booby hatch loony bin mental home

Examples

Later on 17 January 1918 was certified as insane and died in Broadmoor criminal lunatic asylum on 29 July 1920. Source: Internet

Self reliance." citation For the students, Herzog has said, "I prefer people who have worked as bouncers in a sex club, or have been wardens in the lunatic asylum. Source: Internet

The couple formally separated in 1933 and in 1938 Vivienne's brother, Maurice, had her committed to a lunatic asylum, against her will, where she remained until her death of heart disease in 1947. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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