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