Prison vs Asylum - What's the difference?
prison | asylum |
A place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government.
(uncountable) Confinement in prison.
(colloquial) Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home.
A place of safety.
The protection, physical and legal, afforded by such a place.
A place of protection or restraint for one or more classes of the disadvantaged, especially the mentally ill.
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As nouns the difference between prison and asylum
is that prison is a place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes, or otherwise considered undesirable by the government while asylum is a place of safety.As a verb prison
is to imprison.prison
English
(wikipedia prison)Noun
- The cold stone walls of the prison had stood for over a century.
- Prison was a harrowing experience for him.
- The academy was a prison for many of its students because of its strict teachers.
Synonyms
* (place) bridewell; see also . * (confinement) imprisonmentCoordinate terms
* (place) gaol, jailDerived terms
* imprison * prison camp * prison cell * prison chaser * prisoner * prison guard * prisonhouse * prison officer * prison record * prison sentence * prison wardenAnagrams
* * * 1000 English basic words ----asylum
English
Noun
(en noun)Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Of all the queer collections of humans outside of a crazy asylum , it seemed to me this sanitarium was the cup winner.
