madhouse
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈmædˌhaʊs/
- Offensive
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manicomio
- As Charlton Heston once said in a movie, "It's a madhouse, a madhouse."
And when you're one of my friends has got a saying, if you're the only sane man in a madhouse, you're the crazy one.
- And when you're one of my friends has got a saying, if you're the only sane man in a madhouse, you're the crazy one.
- Florida is a madhouse of doubtful sanity where everyone goes to die eventually.
Examples
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"It's been such a madhouse I haven't gone into your office since lunchtime."
Fiction book (1994) -
After that, the bar became a madhouse, so I called it a night and left.
Fiction book (2000) -
We are hearing it's an absolute madhouse out there.
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The city will be a madhouse.
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I'm sorry, hon, it's a madhouse here today.
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lt's been a madhouse here all morning.
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I know it's my senior year, but this place is a madhouse, and home won't be much better.
Fiction book (1993) -
We are in a madhouse, and the lunatic liberals are in charge of the asylum.
Blog text (34) -
We are as good as dead in this madhouse—they cannot help us now.
Fiction book (2001) -
During the holiday season, the store turned into a madhouse as shoppers rushed to find the best deals.
Synonyms
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9.9
A rude informal word for a hospital for people with mental illness
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9.2
A noisy place where many people shout and act in a confused way
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4.8
A chaotic, confusing situation like the strange rooms in a fair attraction
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7.3
An unpleasant, chaotic place where people act badly toward each other
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9.9
A hospital where people with mental illness lived and got treatment in the past
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6.1
A hospital for people who cannot look after themselves because of mental illness
Antonyms
How Chaotic
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Morphology
Etymology
Madhouse is simply mad + house, where mad means 'crazy'; it once named a house for people with mental illness, so it literally meant a place for the 'mad'. That's why it can mean a mental institution and is also used as a strong image for any place that is very noisy or chaotic.