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asylum

noun

a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
A
Ends with
M
Contains
SY
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

əˈsaɪləm

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

noun

  1. a shelter from danger or hardship

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Synonyms

institutionrefugesanctuary

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