How to Pronounce "madhouse"
word
/ˈmædˌhaʊs/
MAD-hows
/mˈædhaʊs/
mad-HOWS
Definition
A place or situation that is extremely noisy, chaotic, or disorderly. Originally, it meant a hospital for people with mental illnesses.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈmædˌhaʊs/
British English
/mˈædhaʊs/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
MAD-hows
UK
mad-HOWS
Listen in Context
The classroom was a madhouse after the test ended.
It was a madhouse at the mall on Black Friday.
Her house turned into a madhouse during the birthday party.
This office is a madhouse—phones ringing, people shouting, papers everywhere!