Institution
Institution noun - A place where insane people are cared for.
Usage example: their father was committed to an institution after his mental health began to rapidly deteriorate
Madhouse and institution are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Madhouse" instead a noun "Institution".
Madhouse
Madhouse noun - A place where insane people are cared for.
Usage example: it was hard to believe that this place with the bright cheery walls was really a madhouse
Institution and madhouse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Institution" instead a noun "Madhouse".
Both words in one sentence
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The madhouse to which the Marquis de Sade is committed in Quills fits this trope, more or less — although it is probably an enlightened institution by 18th-Century standards.
Source: Bedlam House - There are three unrelated films called Madhouse, only one of which is actually set in a mental institution.
Source: Non Indicative Name / Film
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