Crazy House (Noun)
Meaning
Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- They called the place a crazy house because of all the chaotic noise and disarray.
- She checked her sister into a crazy house to get her the help she desperately needed.
- His brother has been locked away in that crazy house on the hill for years.
- Working at a crazy house can be stressful, especially when the patients are acting out.
- They toured the abandoned crazy house on the outskirts of town, and it was both eerie and fascinating.
Synonyms
- Madhouse
- Nut House
- Funny Farm
- Booby Hatch
- Loony Bin
- Bedlam
- Funny House
- Sanatorium
- Cuckoo's Nest
- Nuthouse
- Snake Pit