Dutch

Alternative forms

• zottenhuis

Noun

zothuis n ‎(plural zothuizen, diminutive zothuisje n)

1. (literally) A madhouse, asylum for the insane
2. (figuratively) A madhouse, crazy place and/or situation

   Tijdens de les van de schuchtere stagiair wordt de klas een zothuis.‎

   During the timid apprentice's course the class turns into a madhouse.

3. (figuratively) A bad place of abandon, notably
   1. where nobody listens to reason
   2. where one wishes one's enemies

Synonyms

• (literally only) gesticht, krankzinnigengesticht
• gekkenhuis

Related terms

• huis van bewaring