lunatic asylumnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈluː.nə.tɪk əˌsaɪ.ləm/us/ˈluː.nə.t̬ɪk əˌsaɪ.ləm/old-fashioneda hospital for mentally ill people. This word is now considered offensive.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical places & organizations
- A & E
- asylum
- detoxification centre
- ear, nose, and throat
- emergency room
- ENT
- er
- Harley Street
- health maintenance organization
- intensive care
- madhouse
- Medicare
- mental hospital
- operating room
- outpatients
- sanitarium
- socialized medicine
- surgery
- the funny farm
- theatre
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