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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 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, and its alternative expressions. 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. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMADHOUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A madhouse is a mental hospital or a place of confusion and noise. Learn more about the word origin, usage and synonyms of madhouse from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. 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.

  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...

    Learn the meaning of madhouse as a noun, with examples of informal and old use or offensive expressions. Find out how to pronounce madhouse and see synonyms and grammar notes.