Meaning

2 senses
  1. (broadly, figuratively)A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.

  2. (obsolete)A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum.

    Irrenhaus, Irrenanstalt, Klapsmühle

    дурдомdurdom, дурдомdurdom

    божеві́льняboževílʹnja

    pejorative terms for an insane asylum

Examples

7 sentences
  1. It's a regular madhouse here.

    ruЗдесь настоящий сумасшедший дом.

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  2. The world is a madhouse.

    Світ — це божевільня.

    ruМир - это сумасшедший дом.

    deDie Welt ist ein Irrenhaus.

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  3. This place is like a madhouse!

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  4. Tom landed in a madhouse.

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  5. It was a madhouse!

    deEs war ein Irrenhaus!

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
insane asylum:
Русский
By meaning 1
insane asylum:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
insane asylum:
place resembling an insane asylum:

Origin

From mad + house.

From mad + house.

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