mental institution
mental institution · mental institutions
інститут, інституція, організація
институт, организация, институция
Institution
A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospitalA psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
» Tom is in a mental institution.
Meaning
1 senses(derogatory, informal)A psychiatric hospital, or the psychiatric ward of a hospital.
More definitions
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Examples
14 sentencesTom is in a mental institution.
Tom has spent most of his life in and out of mental institutions.
Mennad went to a mental institution.
Lorenzo went to a mental institution.
Fadil was committed to a mental institution.
Forms
plural: mental institutions| Singular | mental institution |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person:mental hospitalpsychiatric hospitalinstitutionmental homeinsane asylumasylum