madhouses
Places of pandemonium
Madhouses is the plural of madhouse, an old term for an institution housing people considered mentally ill—what would later be called an asylum or psychiatric hospital.
The word now appears mainly in figurative use: a place of chaos, noise, or frantic activity.
The office was a madhouse before the deadline.
It's a madhouse in here!
State of utter confusion
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- mayhemViolent disorder and destruction
- frenzyViolent mental agitation
- turmoilViolent disturbance or confusion
commotion · uproar · circus · zoo · disorder · confusion · hectic · overwhelming
Protected shelters from danger
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
- committalAct of entrusting custody
straitjackets · padded cells · sanitariums · mental hospitals · attendants · confinement · lunatics · patients
pandemonium
State of utter confusion
turmoil · commotion · uproar · circus · zoo · disorder · confusion · hectic · overwhelming · noise
asylums
Protected shelters from danger
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
- inmatesIncarcerated individuals
- wardsProtected dependents or districts
committal · straitjackets · padded cells · sanitariums · mental hospitals · attendants · confinement · lunatics · patients · treatments
offices
Professional work spaces
hectic · burnout · overtime · demanding · chaotic · overwhelming · frantic · toxic · exhausting · understaffed
- Psychology HistoryFreud, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Jung, William James
- hellholeshellhole, dungeons, dungeon, dump, dumps
madhousessanatoriums
Medical rest facilities
rest homes · retreats · wellness centers · spas · rehabilitation centers
madhousessanctuaries
Protected places of refuge
havens · retreats · monasteries · libraries · meditation centers
madhousesthink tanks
Research organizations advising policymakers
laboratories · research centers · courtrooms · boardrooms · academies