Found 2 items, similar to madhouse.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: madhouse madhouse n : pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby hatch , crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house , loony bin, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Madhouse Madhouse \Mad"house`\, n. 1. An house or institution where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam; -- usually used in a deprecatory sense. Syn: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, nuthouse, sanatorium. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: (fig.) A chaotic, raucus or highly disordered situation. [PJC]