English dictionary
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English noun: asylum | |||
| 1. | asylum (artifact) a shelter from danger or hardship | ||
| Synonyms | refuge, sanctuary | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shelter | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | harbor, harbour, safe house, safehold | ||
| 2. | asylum (artifact) a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | ||
| Synonyms | insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hospital, infirmary | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit | ||
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