psychiatric hospital

/ˌˈsaɪkiˌætrɪk ˌhɑˈspɪdl/
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Other forms: psychiatric hospitals

Definitions of psychiatric hospital
  1. noun
    a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
    synonyms: asylum, insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution
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    types:
    Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit
    pejorative terms for an insane asylum
    type of:
    hospital, infirmary
    a health facility where patients receive treatment
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