lunatic asylum

noun

A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are confined.

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Meanings

nounlunatic asylum (plural lunatic asylums)

plural lunatic asylums

  1. historicalA facility where persons with serious mental disorders are confined.
  2. datedderogatoryoffensiveSynonym of mental hospital: A facility specializing in the treatment of mental disorders.

    Synonyms: bedlam, bin, booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of mental hospital: A facility specializing in the treatment of mental disorders.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 瘋人院 /疯人院
  • 瘋人院 /疯人院 (fēngrényuàn)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Czech blázinec (cs), psychiatrická léčebna
  • blázinec (cs)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • psychiatrická léčebnaconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • cvokhaus (cs)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • cvokárna (cs)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • manicomiconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Dutch sindssygehospital, sindssygeanstalt
  • sindssygehospitalconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • sindssygeanstaltconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • galeanstaltconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • galehusconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Esperanto frenezulejo
  • frenezulejoconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
French asile de fous
  • asile de fousconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
German Irrenanstalt, Nervenklinik
  • Irrenanstaltconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • Nervenklinikconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • Verrücktenanstaltconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Greek τρελοκομείο, φρενοκομείο
  • τρελοκομείο (trelokomeío)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • φρενοκομείο (frenokomeío)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Hungarian bolondokháza, őrültekháza
  • bolondokházaconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • őrültekházaconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • tébolydaconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Italian manicomio
  • manicomioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Norwegian Bokmål mentalsykehus, galehus
  • mentalsykehusconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • galehusconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Polish wariatkowo, psychiatryk
  • wariatkowoconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • psychiatrykconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • dom wariatówconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Portuguese hospício, frenocômio
  • hospícioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • frenocômioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • frenocómioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • manicômioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • manicómioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • rilhafolesconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Romanian balamuc, ospiciu
  • balamucconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • ospiciuconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • spital de nebuniconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • casă de nebuniconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Russian сумасше́дший дом, дурдо́м
  • сумасше́дший дом (sumasšédšij dom)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • дурдо́м (durdóm)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • психу́шка (psixúška)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Spanish manicomio, frenopático
  • manicomioconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
  • frenopáticoconfinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
Ukranian ду́рка
  • ду́рка (dúrka)confinement for persons with mental illness — see also asylum, mental hospital
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APA

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Chicago

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