institution vs snake pit

snake pit vs institution

institution and snake pit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
institution	Yes	No	No	No
snake pit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, snake pit is a hyponym of institution; that is, snake pit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than institution:

institution: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
snake pit: pejorative terms for an insane asylum

Other hyponyms of institution include Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium.

institution (noun)	snake pit (noun)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new	pejorative terms for an insane asylum
an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated	any place of pain and turmoil
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

Difference between institution and snake pit

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