Mad house

mad·house (m

hous

)

1. Offensive An institution for the mentally ill.

2. Informal A place of great disorder and confusion.

madhouse [ˈmædˌhaʊs]

n Informal

1. a mental hospital or asylum

2. a state of uproar or confusion

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Noun

madhouse - pejorative terms for an insane asylum

booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, Bedlam

mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital, insane asylum, asylum, institution - a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

madhouse

noun

1. (Informal) chaos, turmoil, bedlam, Babel That place is a madhouse.

2. (Old-fashioned) mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, lunatic asylum, funny farm (facetious), insane asylum, loony bin (slang), nuthouse (slang), rubber room (U.S. slang), laughing academy (U.S. slang) It was said that he was 'ripe for the madhouse'.

Translations

madhouse [ˈmædhaʊs] N (madhouses (pl)) [ˈmædhaʊzɪz] → manicomio m, casa f de locos
this is a madhouse! → ¡esto es una casa de locos!

madhouse [ˈmædhaʊs] n → maison f de fous

madhouse

n (lit, fig) → Irrenhaus nt

madhouse [ˈmædhaʊs] n (also fig) → manicomio

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asylum bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house insane asylum institution life loony bin mental home mental hospital mental institution nut house nuthouse psychiatric hospital sanatorium shambles	Protestor Clem Baugh, from Dimmock Avenue, Coseley, described the move as the "economics of a mad house. Families unite in battle for pool; DEMOLITION: Campaigners slam ... by Birmingham Mail (England) To check out their latest video, Mad House, search for Red Star and Mad House on YouTube. Band aiming for a Red revolution by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Set in the 1900s in an archaic institution in France, a side show owner, Doktor Haze buys the Mad House to present his new show; the first half sees him liberate the lunatics and the second sees him turn them into his performers. culture: LATEST FROM THE JOURNAL TYNE THEATRE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)	Macruridae Macruroid Macrurous mactation Mactra macula macula lutea maculacy macular area macular degeneration macular edema maculate Maculated maculation Maculatory Maculature macule Maculose Macumba macushla MAD Mad Anthony Wayne mad apple mad as a hatter mad cow disease Mad house mad money mad tom Mad-apple mad-dog skullcap mad-dog weed Mad-headed madafu Madag. Madagascan Madagascar Madagascar aquamarine madagascar cat Madagascar franc madagascar jasmine madagascar pepper Madagascar periwinkle madagascar plum madake Madam Madame Madame Curie Madame de Maintenon Madame de Stael Madame Tussaud madarosis	mad cow disease mad cow disease mad cow disease mad cow disease Mad Cow Panic Syndrome MAD DADS Mad doctor Mad doctor Mad Dog Mad Dog Forever, Forever Mad Dog Mad Dogg Athletics Mad Dogs Hockey League Mad Druids Society Mad Elk Disease mad enough to chew nails mad enough to kick a cat mad enough to spit nails Mad Fabricators Society Mad for Gaming Mad Hatter Mad Hatter Mad Hatter Mad Hatter syndrome mad hatter's disease Mad Hatters Mad Hatters Mad Homology Domain 2 Mad Honey Mad honey disease Mad honey disease Mad house Mad itch Mad itch Mad itch Mad itch Mad itch virus Mad King Ludwig Mad King Ludwig Mad Life Crisis Mad Lion Mad Magazine Mad man disease Mad man disease Mad man disease Mad Man Klan Mad Max Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome Mad Miltank Disease Mad Miltank Disease Mad Miltank Disease mad money Mad Money with Jim Cramer Mad Monkey Brigade Mad Mothers Against Pedophiles mad mushroom MAD Planning Chart Mad Porno Krew Mad River Community Hospital Mad River Glen Mad River Neighborhood Association Mad River Outfitters

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bedlam
booby hatch
crazy house
cuckoo's nest
funny farm
funny house
insane asylum
institution
life
loony bin
mental home
mental hospital
mental institution
nut house
nuthouse
psychiatric hospital
sanatorium
shambles

Protestor Clem Baugh, from Dimmock Avenue, Coseley, described the move as the "economics of a mad house.

Families unite in battle for pool; DEMOLITION: Campaigners slam ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

To check out their latest video, Mad House, search for Red Star and Mad House on YouTube.

Band aiming for a Red revolution by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)

Set in the 1900s in an archaic institution in France, a side show owner, Doktor Haze buys the Mad House to present his new show; the first half sees him liberate the lunatics and the second sees him turn them into his performers.

culture: LATEST FROM THE JOURNAL TYNE THEATRE by The Journal (Newcastle, England)

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mad cow disease
mad cow disease
Mad Cow Panic Syndrome
MAD DADS
Mad doctor
Mad doctor
Mad Dog
Mad Dog Forever, Forever Mad Dog
Mad Dogg Athletics
Mad Dogs Hockey League
Mad Druids Society
Mad Elk Disease
mad enough to chew nails
mad enough to kick a cat
mad enough to spit nails
Mad Fabricators Society
Mad for Gaming
Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter
Mad Hatter syndrome
mad hatter's disease
Mad Hatters
Mad Hatters
Mad Homology Domain 2
Mad Honey
Mad honey disease
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Mad itch
Mad itch
Mad itch
Mad itch virus
Mad King Ludwig
Mad King Ludwig
Mad Life Crisis
Mad Lion
Mad Magazine
Mad man disease
Mad man disease
Mad man disease
Mad Man Klan
Mad Max
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome
Mad Miltank Disease
Mad Miltank Disease
Mad Miltank Disease
mad money
Mad Money with Jim Cramer
Mad Monkey Brigade
Mad Mothers Against Pedophiles
mad mushroom
MAD Planning Chart
Mad Porno Krew
Mad River Community Hospital
Mad River Glen
Mad River Neighborhood Association
Mad River Outfitters

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