lunatic asylum
lunatic asylum · lunatic asylums
A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housedA facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
» Last century they would've just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum.
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1 senses(dated, offensive)A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.
Examples
3 sentencesLast century they would've just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum.
Last century they would have just thrown someone like Tom into a lunatic asylum.
deIm letzten Jahrhundert wäre jemand wie Tom schlichtweg ins Irrenhaus gesteckt worden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In here, I look like a madman who just escaped from the lunatic asylum.
Forms
plural: lunatic asylums| Singular | lunatic asylum |
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