psychiatric ward

noun

A facility for treating patients with mental disorders, a mental hospital.

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nounpsychiatric ward (plural psychiatric wards)

plural psychiatric wards

  1. A facility for treating patients with mental disorders, a mental hospital.

    Synonyms: psych ward

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA facility for treating patients with mental disorders, a mental hospital.

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psychiatric ward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatric%20ward

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“psychiatric ward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatric%20ward. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psychiatric ward,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psychiatric%20ward.

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