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    mad·house
    /ˈmadˌhous/

    noun

    • 1. a scene of extreme confusion or uproar: informal "this place is a madhouse"
    • 2. a mental institution. historical

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

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

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

    The meaning of MADHOUSE is an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals. How to use madhouse in a sentence.

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

    If you describe a place or situation as a madhouse, you mean that it is full of confusion and noise.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

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

    Definition of madhouse noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.