SNAKE PIT

• (noun) 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

• (noun) 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 , inferno , the pits

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