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Nuthouse (Noun)

Meaning

Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

  • The hospital was once a notorious nuthouse where patients were subjected to inhumane treatments.
  • After his erratic behavior, everyone thought he belonged in a nuthouse.
  • The old mansion on the hill had been converted into a nuthouse to house the city's mentally ill.
  • She had heard the rumors that her grandfather had spent time in a nuthouse before he died.
  • The politician's opponents claimed he was running the country like a nuthouse, with chaotic and irrational decisions.

Synonyms

  • Madhouse
  • Nut House
  • Funny Farm
  • Booby Hatch
  • Loony Bin
  • Bedlam
  • Funny House
  • Crazy House
  • Sanatorium
  • Cuckoo's Nest
  • Snake Pit

Hypernyms

  • Mental Home
  • Insane Asylum
  • Mental Hospital
  • Institution
  • Asylum
  • Psychiatric Hospital
  • Mental Institution
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