mental hospital
38
2.8
- noun
- /ˈmɛntəl ˈhɒspɪtəl/
- Archaic
:
hospital psiquiátrico
- After his breakdown, he spent several months in a mental hospital receiving treatment.
- a psychiatric mental hospital
- a mental hospital ward
- work in a mental hospital
But he died in a mental hospital because of a head trauma.
- But he died in a mental hospital because of a head trauma.
- Like if someone's in prison for murder or in a hospital, mental hospital for, you know, abusing children.
- As far as mental hospital goes, I, I, you know, I used to be a, a, a votary for shut them down.
Examples
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At this time, mental health patients were treated by state-supported inpatient mental hospitals.
Academic text (2000) -
Topeka had three major mental hospitals: the Veterans Administration, the state, and the Menninger Foundation.
Fiction book (1999) -
And she hits upon the idea of this mental hospital in on the California coast that seems to be all of those things.
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What was it like being locked up in the mental hospital?
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Have you ever been a mental patient on a leave of absence from a mental hospital?
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"Sweetie," she said, "I once read about a mental hospital for rich movie stars."
Fiction book (1990) -
Her only thought was that this was a mental hospital and behavior like that had to be expected.
Fiction book (1998) -
"What I want to do," Daniel offered, "is to write my next book about a mental hospital."
Fiction book (1990) -
He spent time in a mental hospital.
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The research settings were two mental hospitals, one public and one private, in the middle Atlantic region.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
125
5.6
A hospital for people with mental illness or intellectual disability who need long-term care
64
7.5
A hospital where people with mental health problems get care
42
3.6
A hospital that cares for people who have serious problems with their mind
19
3.0
A hospital that treats people with mental health problems
1
9.9
A hospital where people with mental illness lived and got treatment in the past
1
6.1
A hospital for people who cannot look after themselves because of mental illness
How Intensive
- Archaic
38
2.8
- Specialized
41
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a hospital for people with mental illnesses' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'mental' (relating to psychiatric conditions) with 'hospital' (medical facility). This noun + noun composition follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and would be readily understood by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Mental hospital names a place for care: mental means the 'mind' and hospital is a place for treatment. Imagine doctors helping someone's thoughts and feelings the same way they help a broken arm, and that's why the phrase means 'a hospital for people with mental illness'.