loony bin
Slang for asylum
Loony bin is informal, somewhat dated slang for a psychiatric hospital or mental institution: They'll cart you off to the loony bin if you keep talking like that.
The term is dismissive and mocking, treating mental illness as comic material.
It appears most often in jokes or exaggerated threats rather than serious discussion of mental health care.
Slang for asylum
- funny farmSlang psychiatric facility
- bughouseSlang psychiatric facility
- cuckoo's nestBrood parasite's home
- booby hatchDated slang for asylum
snake pit · madhouse · bedlam · nut house · rubber room · padded cell · mental ward
Facility for mentally ill
- madhouseChaotic, disordered place
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- institutionEstablished organization or custom
alienist · superintendent · committal · institutionalization
Facility for mental treatment
- mental institutionPsychiatric treatment facility
- asylumShelter from persecution
- psych wardInpatient mental health facility
- sanitariumMedical recovery facility
sanatorium · mental health facility · psychiatric ward · secure unit · forensic unit · psychiatric unit · treatment facility · inpatient facility
Mentally unhinged
- insaneSeverely mentally disturbed
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- mentalOf the mind
psycho · nuts · bonkers · crackers · batty · demented · disturbed · unbalanced
Firm pledge to act
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- locked wardRestricted psychiatric facility section
- restraintControl over impulses
- straitjacketGarment restricting arm movement
padded cell · seclusion · involuntary · sectioned · detained · committed · confined · isolation
nuthouse
Slang for asylum
- funny farmSlang psychiatric facility
- bughouseSlang psychiatric facility
- cuckoo's nestBrood parasite's home
booby hatch · snake pit · madhouse · bedlam · nut house · rubber room · padded cell · mental ward
insane asylum
Facility for mentally ill
institution · alienist · superintendent · committal · institutionalization
psychiatric hospital
Facility for mental treatment
- mental institutionPsychiatric treatment facility
- asylumShelter from persecution
- psych wardInpatient mental health facility
sanitarium · sanatorium · mental health facility · psychiatric ward · secure unit · forensic unit · psychiatric unit · treatment facility · inpatient facility · state hospital
crazy
Mentally unhinged
- insaneSeverely mentally disturbed
- derangedMentally disturbed, irrational
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
mental · psycho · nuts · bonkers · crackers · batty · demented · disturbed · unbalanced · touched
commitment
Firm pledge to act
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- locked wardRestricted psychiatric facility section
- restraintControl over impulses
straitjacket · padded cell · seclusion · involuntary · sectioned · detained · committed · confined · isolation · observation
loony binmedical center
Healthcare services facility
surgery center · cancer center · cardiac unit · maternity ward · emergency room
loony binhome
One's personal residence
freedom · open society · independent living · private residence
loony binpsychiatric hospital
Facility for mental treatment
mental health facility · psychiatric ward · mental health clinic · wellness center · rehabilitation center
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