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madhouse

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
madhouse /ˈmædˌhaʊs/ noun
plural madhouses
madhouse
/ˈmædˌhaʊs/
noun
plural madhouses
Learner's definition of MADHOUSE
[count]
old-fashioned + offensive : a hospital for people who are mentally ill疯人院;精神病院
informal : a place where there is a lot of excitement or confusion喧闹的场所
BNC: 24589 COCA: 28005

madhouse

noun

mad·​house ˈmad-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce madhouse (audio)
1
informal + often offensive : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals
2
informal : a place of uproar or confusion
The day of the game against the U.S.S.R., Blythe Arena was a madhouse. Thousands milled about outside, hoping to find a way in. Walter Bingham

Example Sentences

The stadium was a madhouse when the team won the championship. it was hard to believe that this place with the bright cheery walls was really a madhouse
Recent Examples on the Web Keeping the asymmetry satisfies Cornyn’s guidelines and preserves the G.O.P. logic—the logic of a madhouse. John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 Mackey Arena turned into a madhouse when Stefanovic knocked down a go-ahead 3-pointer, as the Boilermakers scored 13 unanswered points in a span of three minutes. Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com, 13 Feb. 2022 Mama Dickinson fears her husband has planned out this whole thing just to lock her away in a madhouse. Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2021 But there’s reason to fear that America’s real estate market, after passing through the pandemic madhouse, might never get back to that kind of normal again. New York Times, 12 Nov. 2021 And so the teams behind the Piatti family of Italian restaurants, the Spanish paella powerhouse Toro Kitchen + Bar and the modernist Mexican madhouse called Mixtli launched new restaurants high into mid-pandemic orbit. Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 12 Nov. 2020 Alabama bike shop owner Clint Jameson got one warning before COVID-19 turned his whole industry into a madhouse. al, 10 July 2020 The first Wednesday in February was once a recruiting madhouse. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2020 The stage was an absolute madhouse with the 30-year-old retiree wildin' out as ringleader. Kat Bein, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of madhouse was in 1649
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