psychuszka

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian психу́шка (psixúška, informal: mental hospital).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /psɘˈxuʂ.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -uʂka
  • Syllabification: psy‧chusz‧ka

Noun

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psychuszka f

  1. (colloquial) a mental hospital used for abusive psychiatric treatment of political dissidents in the communist countries (especially the Soviet Union) or Russia
  2. (by extension, colloquial, derogatory) any form of psychiatric treatment used for political repression

Declension

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Further reading

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  • psychuszka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • psychuszka in Polish dictionaries at PWN