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madhouse

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mad⋅house

  [mad-hous]
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–noun, plural -hous⋅es  [-hou-ziz] .
1. a hospital for the confinement and treatment of mentally disturbed persons.
2. a wild, confused, and often noisy place, set of circumstances, etc.: The office was a madhouse today.
Origin:
1680–90; mad + house

Synonyms:
2. bedlam, shambles.
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mad·house   (mād'hous')   
n.  

  1. Offensive An institution for the mentally ill.

  2. Informal A place of great disorder and confusion.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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