Psychiatric Hospital (Noun)
Meaning
A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The patient was involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital after a violent outburst at home.
- Her mother had been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years, struggling with severe depression.
- The new psychiatric hospital on the outskirts of town was state-of-the-art, with private rooms and a calming atmosphere.
- After the car accident, he was taken to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation and treatment of his post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The hospital's psychiatric hospital wing was understaffed, with nurses working double shifts to keep up with demand.