LUNATIC ASYLUM

Meaning of LUNATIC ASYLUM in English

■ noun dated a psychiatric hospital.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LUNATIC ASYLUM — hospital for the insane
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LUNATIC ASYLUM — noun ( old-fashioned , especially BrE ) an institution where mentally ill people live
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUNATIC ASYLUM — ˈlunatic aˌsylum BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned a hospital where people who are mentally ill are cared for. This word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUNATIC ASYLUM — ( lunatic asylums) A lunatic asylum was a place where mentally disturbed people used to be locked up. ( OLD-FASHIONED …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUNATIC ASYLUM — (~s) A ~ was a place where mentally disturbed people used to be locked up. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LUNATIC ASYLUM — Madhouse, bedlam, insane asylum, insane hospital, hospital for the insane.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом (устаревшее) психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — Сумасшедший дом
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — уст. психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LUNATIC ASYLUM — lunatic asylum психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LUNATIC ASYLUM — уст. психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LUNATIC ASYLUM — уст. психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница, сумасшедший дом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница, сумасшедший дом
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом (устаревшее) психиатрическая больница; сумасшедший дом
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LUNATIC ASYLUM — психиатрическая больница
Англо-Русский словарь
LUNATIC — adj 1. lunatic; 2. whimsical, capricious
Interlingua English vocab
ASYLUM — Protection from arrest and extradition given to political refugees by a country or by an embassy that has diplomatic immunity. …
Английский словарь Британика
LUNATIC — I. ˈlünəˌtik adjective also lu·nat·i·cal (ˈ)lü|nad.ə̇kəl Etymology: lunatic from Middle English lunatik, from Old French or Late Latin; Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ASYLUM — əˈsīləm noun ( plural asy·lums -ləmz) Etymology: Middle English asilum, from Latin asylum, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos exempt …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUNATIC — (a.) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.
Английский словарь Webster
ASYLUM — (n.) An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an asylum …
Английский словарь Webster
LUNATIC — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ASYLUM — ( n. ) An institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LUNATIC — — lunatically , adv. /looh"neuh tik/ , n. 1. an insane person. 2. a person whose actions and manner are …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ASYLUM — /euh suy"leuhm/ , n. 1. (esp. formerly) an institution for the maintenance and care of the mentally ill, orphans, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LUNATIC — adjective Etymology: Middle English lunatik, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French lunatic, from Late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna; from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ASYLUM — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek asylon, neuter of asylos inviolable, from a- + sylon right of seizure …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LUNATIC — adj affected by lunacy; insane; mad. 2. lunatic ·adj of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person; evincing …
Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — noun any place of retreat and security. 2. asylum ·noun a sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where criminals …
Webster English vocab
LUNATIC — [lu.na.tic] adj [ME lunatik, fr. OF or LL; OF lunatique, fr. LL lunaticus, fr. L luna; fr. the belief that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — [asy.lum] n [ME, fr. L, fr. Gk asylon, neut. of asylos inviolable, fr. a- + sylon right of seizure] (15c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ASYLUM — in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for …
Britannica English vocabulary
LUNATIC — lunatic BrE AmE ˈluːn ə tɪk ▷ lunatic|s s ▶ ˈ lunatic a ˌ sylum BrE AmE ▶ ˌ lunatic …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LUNATIC — / ˈluːnətɪk; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a person who does crazy things that are often dangerous …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASYLUM — / əˈsaɪləm; NAmE / noun 1. (also formal poˌlitical aˈsylum ) [ U ] protection that a government gives to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUNATIC — lu ‧ na ‧ tic /ˈluːnətɪk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: lunatique …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ASYLUM — a ‧ sy ‧ lum /əˈsaɪləm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: Greek asylon , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LUNATIC — n. & adj. --n. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. --adj. mad, foolish. ølunatic asylum hist. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ASYLUM — n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LUNATIC — n. & adj. n. 1 an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. adj. mad, foolish. lunatic asylum hist. a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ASYLUM — n. 1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LUNATIC — n. & adj. --n. 1. an insane person. 2 someone foolish or eccentric. --adj. mad, foolish. Phrases and idioms: lunatic …
Oxford English vocab
ASYLUM — n.1 sanctuary; protection, esp. for those pursued by the law (seek asylum). 2 hist. any of various kinds of institution …
Oxford English vocab
LUNATIC — ( lunatics) 1. If you describe someone as a lunatic , you think they behave in a dangerous, stupid, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ASYLUM — ( asylums) 1. If a government gives a person from another country asylum , they allow them to stay, usually …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LUNATIC — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES lunatic asylum raving lunatic ▪ a raving lunatic EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Some lunatic …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ASYLUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES asylum seeker ▪ The government halted its policy of returning Zimbabwean asylum seekers to their …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LUNATIC — [adjective]That's a lunatic (= extremely foolish and careless) way to behave.(disapproving or humorous) It's no longer just people on the …
Cambridge English vocab
ASYLUM — (PROTECTION) [noun] [U] - protection or safety, esp. that given by a government to foreigners who have been forced to …
Cambridge English vocab
ASYLUM — n. Protection from arrest and extradition given to political refugees by a country or by an embassy that has diplomatic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LUNATIC
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASYLUM — Synonyms and related words : VA hospital, almshouse, base hospital, bedlam, bird sanctuary, bolt-hole, bughouse, cache, clinic, community hospital, concealment, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ASYLUM — n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: SHELTER 1, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary 2 Synonyms: REFUGE 1, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ASYLUM — noun 1. Synonyms: shelter 1, cover, covert, harbor, harborage, haven, port, refuge, retreat, sanctuary 2. Synonyms: refuge 1, harborage, sanctuary, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
LUNATIC — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , raving ▪ crazed , crazy (both esp. AmE ) ▪ dangerous LUNATIC + NOUN …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ASYLUM — noun 1 protection given by a government ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ temporary VERB + ASYLUM ▪ apply for , claim …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LUNATIC — • ↑ maniac/lunatic
Longman Activator English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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