madhouse

mad·house

noun \ˈmad-ˌhau̇s\

Definition of MADHOUSE

1

: a place where insane persons are detained and treated

2

: a place of uproar or confusion

Examples of MADHOUSE

1. The stadium was a madhouse when the team won the championship.
2. <it was hard to believe that this place with the bright cheery walls was really a madhouse>

First Known Use of MADHOUSE

1687

Related to MADHOUSE

Synonyms

asylum, bedlam, institution

Related Words

hospital; halfway house, home; hospice, sanatorium, sanitarium, sanitorium

Near Antonyms

arcadia, heaven, paradise, utopia; order, orderliness, organization; calm, lull, peace, respite; hush, quiet, silence, stillness

Rhymes with MADHOUSE

alehouse, almshouse, baghouse, bathhouse, Bauhaus, big house, birdhouse, black grouse, blockhouse, boathouse, book louse, bughouse, bunkhouse, call house, cathouse, chophouse, clean house, clubhouse, cookhouse, courthouse, crab louse, crack house, deckhouse, deer mouse, degauss, delouse, doghouse, dollhouse, dormouse, espouse, farmhouse, field house, field mouse, firehouse, flophouse, full house, fun house, gashouse, gatehouse, glasshouse, great house, greenhouse, grind house, guardhouse, guesthouse, hash house, head louse, henhouse, hothouse, house mouse, icehouse, in-house, jailhouse, joss house, keep house, lighthouse, lobscouse, longhouse, Manaus, milk house, nuthouse, outhouse, penthouse, pesthouse, playhouse, poorhouse, ranch house, rest house, roadhouse, roughhouse, roundhouse, ruffed grouse, safe house, sage grouse, sandgrouse, schoolhouse, sea mouse, smokehouse, springhouse, statehouse, steak house, storehouse, teahouse, third house, titmouse, tollhouse, Toll House, town house, tract house, tree house, warehouse, washhouse, wheelhouse, White House, whorehouse, Wodehouse, wood louse, workhouse