bughouses
Old mental institutions
Bughouses is the plural of bughouse, an old-fashioned slang term for a psychiatric hospital or insane asylum.
The word also functions as an adjective meaning crazy or insane: The whole situation is bughouses.
The usage is dated and informal, evoking mid-twentieth-century American speech.
Chaotic, disordered place
- lunatic asylumOutdated mental hospital
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- psychiatric hospitalFacility for mental treatment
- sanatoriumFacility for prolonged recovery
sanitarium · institution · ward · clinic · infirmary · rest home · convalescent home · pavilion
State of wild disorder
- madhouseChaotic, disordered place
- lunaticDeranged or irrational person
- asylumShelter from persecution
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
pesthouse · almshouse · poorhouse · workhouse · pandemonium · invalid · convalescent · quarantine
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- restraintControl over impulses
- lockdownEnforced restriction on movement
ward · cell · padded room · straitjacket · bars · gates · walls · incarceration
Painful awareness of failure
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- labelingAssigning identifying markers
stereotype · disgrace · alienation · scorn · condemnation · misunderstanding · discrimination · prejudice
madhouse
Chaotic, disordered place
- lunatic asylumOutdated mental hospital
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- psychiatric hospitalFacility for mental treatment
sanatorium · sanitarium · institution · ward · clinic · infirmary · rest home · convalescent home · pavilion · rehabilitation center
bedlam
State of wild disorder
retreat · pesthouse · almshouse · poorhouse · workhouse · pandemonium · invalid · convalescent · quarantine · keeper
isolation
Complete separation from others
- seclusionVoluntary withdrawal from society
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- restraintControl over impulses
lockdown · ward · cell · padded room · straitjacket · bars · gates · walls · incarceration · detention
crazy
Mentally unhinged
loony · batty · crackers · bonkers · deranged · unhinged · mental · psycho · wacko · cuckoo
shame
Painful awareness of failure
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
labeling · stereotype · disgrace · alienation · scorn · condemnation · misunderstanding · discrimination · prejudice · humiliation
bughousesgeneral hospitals
Facilities for varied care
medical centers · universities · hotels · private residences · family homes
bughousesmental health facilities
Institutions for psychological treatment
rehabilitation centers · wellness centers · counseling centers
bughouseshomes
Personal living quarters
freedom · private residences · liberty · open society · sanctuaries