Meaning & Definition of Asylum in English
English⟶
Asylum
/əsaɪləm/
noun
1. A shelter from danger or hardship
synonym:
- refuge,
- sanctuary,
- asylum
2. A hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
synonym:
- mental hospital,
- psychiatric hospital,
- mental institution,
- institution,
- mental home,
- insane asylum,
- asylum
Examples of using
They finally had to commit Tom to an asylum.
The embassy denied political asylum to foreign refugees.