insane asylum

Examples (10)

• In the 19th century, people with severe mental disorders were often confined to what was then called an insane asylum.
• The horror film is set in an abandoned insane asylum with a dark and mysterious past.
• He was threatened with being sent to an insane asylum if he didn't conform to societal norms.
• The term "insane asylum" is now considered highly offensive and has been replaced by "psychiatric hospital".
• Her biography reveals that her great-aunt spent years locked away in a bleak insane asylum.
• The historical documents described the poor living conditions within the state's first insane asylum.
• In the old novel, the main character fakes madness to get into the insane asylum and rescue his friend.
• Today, we understand mental health much better than when patients were simply warehoused in an insane asylum.
• The imposing brick building on the outskirts of town was once a notorious insane asylum.
• The exhibit featured chilling photographs from inside a 19th-century insane asylum.