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

    1. informal + often offensive : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals. 2. informal : a place of uproar or confusion. The day of the game against the U.S.S.R., Blythe Arena was a madhouse. Thousands milled about outside, hoping to find a way in. Walter Bingham. Synonyms. babel. bedlam. circus. scrum [ British] three-ring circus.

  3. 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.

  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.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.

  6. 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. That place is a madhouse. Synonyms: chaos , turmoil , bedlam , Babel More Synonyms of madhouse

  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.thefreedictionary.com › madhouseMadhouse - definition of madhouse by The Free Dictionary

    Define madhouse. madhouse synonyms, madhouse pronunciation, madhouse translation, English dictionary definition of madhouse. n. 1. Offensive An institution for the mentally ill. 2. Informal A place of great disorder and confusion. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › madhouseMADHOUSE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

    Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use madhouse in a sentence Not so long before, executions had been popular entertainment and trips to a madhouse were like going to the circus.

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

    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?

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › madhousemadhouse | meaning of madhouse in Longman Dictionary of...

    madhouse meaning, definition, what is madhouse: a place with a lot of people, noise, and...: Learn more.