snake pit meaning

snake pit as a noun

1. any place of pain and turmoil
   • the hell of battle
   • the inferno of the engine room
   • when you're alone Christmas is the pits

   Synonyms: hell, hell on earth, hellhole, the pits, inferno

   Type of: region

2. pejorative terms for an insane asylum

   Synonyms: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium

   Type of: mental hospital

snake pit in a sentence

• A restless foot may walk into a snake pit.

How to pronounce snake pit

snake pit is pronounced /sneɪk pɪt/ in British English and /sneɪk pɪt/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.