madhouse

noun mad·house \ ˈmad-ˌhau̇s \

Definition of madhouse

1 informal : an institution providing care to mentally ill individuals

2 : a place of uproar or confusion

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Examples of madhouse in a Sentence

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 of madhouse from the Web

In the moments after a president gives the State of the Union, Statuary Hall becomes a carnivalesque madhouse.

— nash jenkins, Time, "'Tonight We Got Teleprompter Trump.' Democrats Seethe After State of the Union," 31 Jan. 2018
Weaving through game-day foot traffic in a madhouse of a parking lot, the family goes undetected.

— robert klemko, SI.com, "24 Hours With ... Julie and Zach Ertz," 19 Dec. 2017
Airport Attendant Estimated pay: About $11.50 per hour During the holidays, airports become overcrowded, stressful madhouses teeming with frustration, long lines, impatient travelers and, of course, screaming children.

— andrew lisa, ajc, "Best and worst side jobs for extra holiday cash," 16 Nov. 2017
German films of the 1920s were classic instances: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari takes place in a madhouse; in Variety murderous jealousy rages in a high-wire act.

— george wead, Slate Magazine, "Filmnoia, or How Fear Permeated Cinema," 1 Sep. 2017
By the time owner Robert Kraft brought out the latest Lombardi Trophy and the fifth championship banner was unveiled the place was a madhouse.

— jeff jacobs, courant.com, "Jeff Jacobs: Patriots Season-Opening Stinker Gives Brady, Belichick Night To Forget," 8 Sep. 2017
German films of the 1920s were classic instances: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari takes place in a madhouse

— george wead, Slate Magazine, "Filmnoia, or How Fear Permeated Cinema," 1 Sep. 2017
Hunter's moon and Harvest moon, and the red madhouse of The Shoe, or Nebraska, or Wisconsin.

— bill livingston, cleveland.com, "Ohio State football 2017: Make way for only regular season that means a lot: Bill Livingston (photos)," 30 Aug. 2017
This was a goalie accustomed to New York pressure, accustomed to standing at one end of the Madison Square Garden madhouse and staring elimination in the eye.

— jeff jacobs, courant.com, "Jeff Jacobs: Harvey Could Learn From Lundqvist," 10 May 2017

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