Speakur

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lunatic asylum

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
lu-natic a-sy-lum
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

Dated; Offensive

Usage

Inflected Forms

lunatic asylums (plural)

Synonyms

bedlam bin booby-hatch booby house bughouse crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm happy hotel insane asylum laughing academy loony bin

Questions

What does lunatic asylum mean?
A facility where persons with serious mental disorders are housed.

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