asylum
English Thesaurus
1. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hospital, infirmary, |
| definition | : | a health facility where patients receive treatment (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit, |
| definition | : | pejorative terms for an insane asylum (noun.artifact) |
2. a shelter from danger or hardship (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | shelter, |
| definition | : | a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | harbor, harbour, |
| definition | : | a place of refuge and comfort and security (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | safehold, |
| definition | : | a refuge from attack (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | safe house, |
| definition | : | a house used as a hiding place or refuge by members of certain organizations (noun.artifact) |
3. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | institutional, |
| definition | : | relating to or constituting or involving an institution (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | institutional, |
| definition | : | relating to or constituting or involving an institution (adj.pert) |
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