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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 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

    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.

  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. 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.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

  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.

  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.oed.com › dictionary › madhouse_nmadhouse, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the noun madhouse mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun madhouse, one of which is considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. madhouse has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. psychiatry (mid 1600s) nautical (1900s) darts (1930s) See meaning & use.

  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.