English Explanatory Dictionary

psikhushka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mental hospital used for abusive psychiatric treatment of political dissidents.

Word forms

psikhushka psikhushkas

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška).

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