Snake Pit Definition
noun
A place of disorder and chaos.
American Heritage
A pit where snakes are kept.
Webster's New World
A place of horror and confusion, specif., a crowded mental hospital where patients are improperly cared for.
Webster's New World
A mental health facility.
American Heritage
Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- inferno
- the-pits
- hellhole
- hell-on-earth
- hell
- madhouse
- loony-bin
- funny house
- funny-farm
- cuckoo's nest
- nuthouse
- nut house
- sanatorium
- crazy-house
- booby-hatch
Other Word Forms of Snake Pit
Noun
Singular:
snake pit
Plural:
snake-pitsRelated Articles
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