asylum

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a shelter from danger or hardship
  2. noun a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

Etymology

From Latin asylum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon).

In classic literature

Synonyms

refuge, sanctuary

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