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    madhouse
    /ˈmadhaʊs/

    noun

    • 1. a scene of extreme confusion or uproar: informal "this place is a madhouse"
    • 2. an institution for the care of mentally ill people. historical

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMADHOUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Madhouse is an informal word for a place where there is no order and control, or a mental hospital. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › madhouseMadhouse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the informal and often offensive meaning of madhouse as an institution for mentally ill people or a place of uproar or confusion. See synonyms, examples, word history and related entries.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › madhouseMADHOUSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons. a wild, confused, and often noisy place, set of circumstances, etc.: The office was a madhouse today. Synonyms: bedlam. madhouse.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMADHOUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MADHOUSE meaning: 1. a place where there is no order and control: 2. a mental hospital 3. a place where there is no…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMADHOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. often offensive. a hospital for the treatment of people with mental illnesses. 2. informal. a wild, confused, and often noisy place, set of circumstances, etc. The office was a madhouse today. SYNONYMS 2. bedlam, shambles. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › madhouseMadhouse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A madhouse is an old fashioned and derogatory word for a psychiatric hospital. It was once quite common to talk about mentally ill people being sent to the madhouse, but that would be offensive today.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmadhouse noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    madhouse. noun. /ˈmædhaʊs/ [usually singular] (informal) a place where there is noise and a lack of order. Don't work in that department; it's a madhouse. Want to learn more?