madhouse

Meanings

Plural: madhouses

Noun

• pejorative terms for an insane asylum
• A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.
• A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.

Synonyms

Bedlam, bedlam, bin, booby hatch, booby house, booby-hatch, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, grippy sock vacation, happy hotel, insane asylum, laughing academy, loony bin, lunatic asylum, madhouse, mental asylum, mental health center, mental health hospital, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, nut house, nutfarm, nuthouse, psych ward, psychiatric hospital, psychiatric ward, psychopathic hospital, sanatorium, snake pit, special hospital, whack shack