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psychiatric hospital vs madhouse

madhouse vs psychiatric hospital

psychiatric hospital and madhouse both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
psychiatric hospital Yes No No No
madhouse Yes No No No
As nouns, madhouse is a hyponym of psychiatric hospital; that is, madhouse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than psychiatric hospital:
  • psychiatric hospital: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
  • madhouse: pejorative terms for an insane asylum
psychiatric hospital (noun) madhouse (noun)
a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person pejorative terms for an insane asylum
Difference between psychiatric hospital and madhouse

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