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William Empson

Meaning of "madhouse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MADHOUSE

madhouse  [ˈmædˌhaʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MADHOUSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Madhouse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MADHOUSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Madhouse

Madhouse may refer to: ▪ Madhouse, a colloquial term for a psychiatric hospital or other mental institution ▪ Madhouse, the nickname given to Double One in darts...

Definition of madhouse in the English dictionary

The definition of madhouse in the dictionary is a mental hospital or asylum. Other definition of madhouse is a state of uproar or confusion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MADHOUSE


beadhouse
ˈbiːdˌhaʊs
birdhouse
ˈbɜːdˌhaʊs
clubhouse
ˈklʌbˌhaʊs
coldhouse
ˈkəʊldˌhaʊs
courthouse
ˈkɔːtˌhaʊs
deadhouse
ˈdɛdˌhaʊs
farmhouse
ˈfɑːmˌhaʊs
greenhouse
ˈɡriːnˌhaʊs
grindhouse
ˈɡraɪndˌhaʊs
guardhouse
ˈɡɑːdˌhaʊs
guesthouse
ˈɡɛstˌhaʊs
lighthouse
ˈlaɪtˌhaʊs
penthouse
ˈpɛntˌhaʊs
roadhouse
ˈrəʊdˌhaʊs
roundhouse
ˈraʊndˌhaʊs
steakhouse
ˈsteɪkˌhaʊs
warehouse
ˈwɛəˌhaʊs
Winehouse
waɪnˌhaʊs
Wodehouse
ˈwʊdˌhaʊs
woodhouse
ˈwʊdˌhaʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MADHOUSE

madefy
Madeira
Madeira cake
Madeira sauce
madeleine
mademoiselle
maderisation
maderise
maderization
madge
Madhya Bharat
Madhya Pradesh
Madiba
Madiba generation
madid
madison
Madison Avenue
madling
madly
madman

WORDS THAT END LIKE MADHOUSE

beach house
coffee house
country house
detached house
dollhouse
full house
house
house-to-house
in-house
lady of the house
mouse
Mulhouse
on the house
open house
opera house
playhouse
steak house
terraced house
town house
treehouse
Waterhouse

Synonyms and antonyms of madhouse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MADHOUSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «madhouse» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of madhouse

Translation of «madhouse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MADHOUSE

Find out the translation of madhouse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of madhouse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «madhouse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

疯人院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

manicomio
570 millions of speakers

English

madhouse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पागलखाना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجانين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дурдом
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hospício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাগলা গারদ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maison de fous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Madhouse
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Irrenhaus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

混乱した場所
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정신 병원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madhouse
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà thương điên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனநல மருத்துவமனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेडागृह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tımarhane
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

manicomio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dom wariatów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурдом
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

casă de nebuni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τρελοκομείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dårhus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galehuset
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of madhouse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MADHOUSE»

The term «madhouse» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.552 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MADHOUSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about madhouse

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3 QUOTES WITH «MADHOUSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word madhouse.
1
William Empson
You don't want madhouse and the whole thing there.
2
Anna Freud
A first visit to a madhouse is always a shock.
3
Leon Trotsky
England is nothing but the last ward of the European madhouse, and quite possibly it will prove to be the ward for particularly violent cases.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MADHOUSE»

Discover the use of madhouse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to madhouse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine
A shocking story of medical brutality perfomed in the name of psychiatric medicine.
Andrew Scull, 2007
2
Madhouse: Cal Leandros
The next book in the Cal Leandros series that began with Nightlife, Madhouse is a clever and hugely entertaining urban fantasy in the vein of Jim Butcher by New York Times bestselling author, Rob Thurman.
Rob Thurman, 2012
3
Madhouse
For the first time ever, a genuine, firshand account of the extraordinary experience of a batch of 1983, and in particular the residents of Hostel 4 or H4, at IIT Bombay, who are today well-known politician, international strategists.
‎2010
4
Madhouse: The Private Turmoil of Working for the President
Draws on the personal accounts and experiences of six senior White House aides to describe the crises, scandals, chaos, and stress of working for the president
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum, 1996
5
Madhouse Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for the Busy Family Kitchen
But there's much more to the book than this - there are also Lifesaver mini-recipes that give you staples for your freezer and store cupboard, and Leftovers mini-recipes too, to show you how to be clever and get more value out of time spent ...
Jo Pratt, 2013
6
Poems from the Madhouse / Now Millenium
In this awardwinning joint volume of poetry, poets invite readers into the world of schizophrenia, evoke the mythic past, and theorize about the technological future.
Sandy Jeffs, Deborah Staines, 1993
7
The Musical Madhouse
This is the first complete translation into English of Berlioz's second collection of musical articles, originally published in 1859.
Hector Berlioz, Alastair Bruce, 2003
8
Meteor in the Madhouse
""This rich and wonderful work is Forrest's Dubliners. . . . Bringing this novel together is one of the great comic gifts in twentieth-century literature . . . but taken to many places even great Joyce could not go.
Leon Forrest, John G. Cawelti, Merle Drown, 2011
9
Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers Vs. Globetrotters, 1948
The story of the pivotal first meeting between the all-white Minneapolis Lakers and the black Harlem Globetrotters in 1948 re-creates the game play by play and demonstrates how it represented an important step toward equality.
John Christgau, 2007
10
The Madhouse of Language: Writing and Reading Madness in the ...
The Madhouse of Language considers the relations between madness and language from the late seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries, focusing on the close analysis of both medical records and texts by mad writers.
Allan Ingram, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MADHOUSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term madhouse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Caroline Barry joins the ranks of uncanny Movie Star portrayals of …
Newcomer Star Caroline Barry split screened with Nelly Bly. Caroline Barry plays Nellie Bly in the new biopic, 10 Days In A Madhouse — The ... «Press Release Rocket, Jul 15»
2
Hamilton: Brian Wall patient in points race at Bowman Gray …
That meant Wall left the Madhouse in the same position in which he arrived earlier –– in third place in the series' standings, six points behind ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
3
A village dreams of Obama's Kenyan homecoming - New Vision
... and his visit this weekend promises to be a madhouse of jingoistic celebrations and reflected glory as Kenyans wilfully forget that Obama isn't ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
4
I-10 Collapses Near Desert Center - Los Angeles News | FOX 11 LA …
Sunday night after a bridge collapsed on the Eastbound I-10 Chiriaco Summit became "a madhouse," according to Victor Garcia whose family ... «FOX 11 Los Angeles, Jul 15»
5
Getting Picked Up By Uber at LAX May Soon Be a Reality || Jaunted
I was standing near the curb at Terminal 1, which like most areas of LAX was a madhouse. Some passengers (we suspected International fliers ... «Jaunted, Jul 15»
6
Martin Sherman's BENT to Open This Sunday in Los Angeles
His plays include "Passing By," "Cracks," "Rio Grande," "Bent," "Messiah," "When She Danced," "A Madhouse in Goa," "Some Sunny Day," ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
7
Wilson County News - Reb's Race Report - 98.1 KVET Country 250 …
The "Madhouse" restart shook up the field with Self and Knowles door to door for third and Sirizzotti looking to go three wide. Sirizzotti and Self ... «Wilson County News, Jul 15»
8
Sweeney Todd | ArtsHub Australia - Performing ArtsHub
Credit should also go to the impressive and well-integrated Ensemble, whose skills are best displayed in the madhouse scene, in which ... «ArtsHub, Jul 15»
9
Susie Blake to Lead HANDBAGGED UK Tour - Broadway World
... Brown's Boys, Beverley Unwin in Coronation Street, Parents, Singles, Born and Bred, Russ Abbott's Madhouse and The Victoria Wood Show. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
10
Why Judy Bailey is just like your mum
The thing chugs along at a cracking pace and Henry is having so much fun it's hard not to enjoy the morning madhouse, or pirate-ship, or sixth ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»

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