manicomio

Meaning

1. (masculine, offensive) insane asylum, lunatic asylum, mental hospital
2. (masculine) madhouse (all senses)
3. (colloquial, figuratively, masculine) a mess

Concepts

madhouse

bedlam

asylum

loony bin

lunatic asylum

mental hospital

psychiatric hospital

mental home

insane asylum

mental clinic

end of the line

mental institution

funny farm

institution

Synonyms

ospedale psichiatrico

neuro

Translations

manicomio

hôpital psychiatrique

Irrenhaus

Irrenanstalt

manicomi

akıl hastanesi

tımarhane

τρελοκομείο

asile psychiatrique

psychiatrische Klinik

asile

clinique psychiatrique

psychiatrische Anstalt

Klapsmühle

Hyphenated as

ma‧ni‧cò‧mio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ma.niˈkɔ.mjo/

Etymology

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