snake pit

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sneyk pit]
- /sneɪk pɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sneyk pit]
- /sneɪk pɪt/

Definitions of snake pit words

noun snake pit a mental hospital marked by squalor and inhumane or indifferent care for the patients. 1
noun snake pit an intensely chaotic or disagreeable place or situation. 1
noun snake pit place of pain, disorder 1
noun snake pit mental institution 1
noun snake pit a place characterized by chaos, mutual hostility, or extreme competitiveness 0
noun snake pit a mental hospital or asylum 0

See all 8 definitions of snake pit

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Origin of snake pit

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Snake pit

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Snake pit

snake pit popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

snake pit usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for snake pit

noun snake pit

booby hatch — a hoodlike covering for a hatchway on a ship
bughouse — a mental hospital or asylum
can of worms — a complicated problem
dog's breakfast — a disorderly mixture; hodgepodge.
funny farm — a psychiatric hospital.

All 12 Synonyms of snake pit