manicomio

Meaning

1. (masculine, offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
2. (masculine) madhouse (all senses)

Concepts

bedlam

asylum

madhouse

mental hospital

insane asylum

lunatic asylum

psychiatric hospital

mental home

loony bin

end of the line

funny farm

mental clinic

Synonyms

hospital psiquiátrico

casa de locos

maniquiure

Translations

manicomio

Irrenanstalt

ospedale psichiatrico

tımarhane

hôpital psychiatrique

akıl hastanesi

Irrenhaus

psychiatrische Anstalt

manicomi

Anstalt

psychiatrische Klinik

Klapsmühle

caravanserraglio

ψυχιατρικό νοσοκομείο

Hyphenated as

ma‧ni‧co‧mio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/maniˈkomjo/

Etymology

Based on nosocomio (“hospital”), from Ancient Greek νοσοκομεῖον (nosokomeîon), replacing νόσος (nósos, “disease”) with μανίᾱ (maníā, “madness”).