madhouse

n.

1. Offensive. An institution for the mentally ill.
2. Informal. A place of great disorder and confusion.

n

Definition: place full of commotion
Antonyms: calm, harmony, peace

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: pejorative terms for an insane asylum
  Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - galehus

Nederlands (Dutch)
gekkenhuis, chaotische toestand

Français (French)
n. - asile de fous (arch), maison de fous

Deutsch (German)
n. - Irrenanstalt, Tollhaus

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τρελάδικο, φρενοκομείο

Italiano (Italian)
manicomio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hospício (m), casa de loucos (f)

Русский (Russian)
сумасшедший дом

Español (Spanish)
n. - casa de locos, manicomio, loquero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dårhus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精神病院, 极为吵闹的场所

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 精神病院, 極為吵鬧的場所

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정신병원, 혼란과 소란의 장소

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 騒々しい場所

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مستشفى المجانين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית-משוגעים (מיושן), מהומה רבה (מדוברת)‬

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