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madhouse

[ mad-hous ]

noun

plural madhouses [mad, -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.

    Synonyms: bedlam



madhouse

/ ˈmædˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a mental hospital or asylum
  2. a state of uproar or confusion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of madhouse1

First recorded in 1680–90; mad + house
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Example Sentences

The kitchen turns into a madhouse with cooks working and waitresses fighting to get their orders out first, all while the floor is flooded with soda.

Lurking behind Foreman’s madhouse phantasmagorias is the mind of the artist interrogating its own secret chambers.

Mr Acciardo described the scene as a "madhouse" when first responders arrived.

From BBC

If the Hollywood ethos and religious nonsense were not enough to turn American culture into a madhouse, the abundance of borderline-insane conspiracy theories will do the job.

From Salon

Management said staff will be in place early that morning in anticipation of a madhouse.

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