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asylum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | insane asylum, institution, mental home, mental hospital, mental institution, psychiatric hospital |
| Type of | infirmary, hospital |
| Has types | crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, snake pit, booby hatch, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, bedlam, loony bin |
Examples of asylum
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Time in an asylum irons out some of the kinks, but he's soon back to his antics.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The lunatics have not only taken over the asylum, they are writing about it too.
From the guardian.co.uk
There were reports last night he has been offered asylum in return for his help.
From the independent.co.uk
She was interned in a lunatic asylum for giving coal to children in the streets.
From the independent.co.uk
Deported from Norway back to Italy, he submitted another application for asylum.
From the theepochtimes.com
We even visit the asylum where Van Gogh was committed after cutting off his ear.
From the dailymail.co.uk
The government turned down the initial application for asylum earlier this week.
From the voanews.com
The Australian government turned down their father's asylum application in 2002.
From the voanews.com
The U.S. government will probably not grant Basardah and other informers asylum.
From the washingtonpost.com
- Refuge: a shelter from danger or hardship
- Mental hospital: a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
- Asylum (also known as House of Crazies in subsequent US releases) is a 1972 British horror film made by Amicus Productions. The film was directed by Roy Ward Baker, produced by Milton Subotsky, and scripted by Robert Bloch (who adapted four of his own short stories for the screenplay).
- Asylum is an adventure game created by William F. Denman Jr. and released in 1981 by Med Systems (later known as Screenplay) of Chapel Hill, North Carolina for the TRS-80 computer. It combines a text adventure with simple line graphics to create a first-person perspective 3D game. ...
- Asylum is an overhead shoot 'em up arcade game released by Leland in 1991. Play as characters Rip, Rak or Rol and throw weapons at weird enemies in the asylum, collect power-ups, and defeat bosses to advance levels.
- Asylum is a 1997 horror thriller film directed by James Seale and starring Robert Patrick, Malcolm McDowell, Sarah Douglas, Debra Wilson, Henry Gibson, and Jason Schombing. It premiered on HBO on May 6, 1997.
- Asylum is a 2003 short documentary film directed by Sandy McLeod. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
- Asylum is a 2005 drama film directed by David Mackenzie and made by Mace Neufeld Productions, Samson Films, Seven Arts Productions, Zephyr Films Ltd and released by Paramount Classics. ...
- Asylum is a horror film from 20th Century Fox released on DVD in 2008. David R. Ellis, of the sequel to Final Destination and the movie Snakes on a Plane, directed. Parts of the movie were filmed on the campus of Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC. The film stars Sarah Roemer.
