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madhouse

[ mad-hous ]

noun

plural madhouses
  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.

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madhouse

/ ˈæˌʊ /

noun

  1. a mental hospital or asylum
  2. a state of uproar or confusion
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of madhouse1

First recorded in 1680–90; mad + house
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It was a “chaotic madhouse,” per the actor, in which the kids would perform to stand out, but he was the only one to end up pursuing anything professionally.

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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.

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

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

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