asylum meaning
UK /əˈsaɪləm/ US /əˈsaɪləm/ 3 syllables
asylum (noun): a shelter from danger or hardship.
asylum has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
asylum as a noun
- a shelter from danger or hardship
Type of: shelter
Kinds: harbor, safehold, safe house
- a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person
Synonyms: mental hospital, psychiatric hospital, mental institution, institution, mental home, insane asylum
Type of: hospital
Kinds: Bedlam
How to pronounce asylum
asylum is pronounced /əˈsaɪləm/ in British English and /əˈsaɪləm/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with asylum
Word lists: words starting with AS · words ending in UM · 6-letter words
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