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mental asylum

mental asylum noun: a mental hospital.

Noun

mental asylum (plural mental asylums)

  1. (dated) A mental hospital.
    Synonyms:
    bedlam, bin, booby-hatch, booby house, bughouse, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, happy hotel, insane asylum

Synonyms of mental asylum

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Forms of mental asylum

pluralmental asylums

Questions about mental asylum

What does mental asylum mean?
Mental asylum means a mental hospital.
What part of speech is mental asylum?
Mental asylum is a noun.
What is the plural of mental asylum?
The plural of mental asylum is mental asylums.

Words near mental asylum in the dictionary

  1. mental age
  2. mental ages
  3. mental arithmetic
  4. mental arteries
  5. mental artery
  6. mental asylum
  7. mental asylums
  8. mental block
  9. mental blocks
  10. mental breakdown
  11. mental breakdowns

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