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 Definitions of madhouse  [ˌhaʊ zɪz]  

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Definition of 'madhouse' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) madhouse
a hospital for the mentally disturbed.

2.  madhouse
a disorderly, often noisy place.

Etymology:  (1680–90)

Definition of 'madhouse' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
pejorative terms for an insane asylum


Definition of 'madhouse' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) madhouse
a house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam



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