Bedlam and Sanatorium

Bedlam

Bedlam noun - A place where insane people are cared for.
Usage example: French physician Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the transformation of bedlams from filthy hellholes to well-ordered, humane institutions

Sanatorium is a synonym for bedlam. In some cases you can use "Sanatorium" instead a noun "Bedlam".

Sanatorium

Sanatorium noun - Pejorative terms for an insane asylum.
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Synonyms for Sanatorium

Bedlam is a synonym for sanatorium in mental institution topic. You can use "Bedlam" instead a noun "Sanatorium", if it concerns topics such as insane asylum.

Nearby Word: sanatory

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / Unhallowed Metropolis Badass Longcoat Bedlam House: If you're poor, you don't want to get sent to a sanatorium.
  • Literature / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Bedlam House: The saga of Miss Bigelow (see Oral Fixation below) suggests she wound up in one of these, in that she "spent her life shut up in some/Disgusting sanatorium." Big Electric Switch: This is used to activate the Television-Chocolate Room's camera.
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