Meaning ofbughousesin English

Noun

1. a hospital for mental health (historical context)
   The old bughouses were notorious for their harsh treatment of patients.
2. a prison or correctional facility
   Prisoners often referred to the correctional facility as the bughouses.
3. plural of bughouse (informal term)
   The traveler avoided the run-down hostel, known for being one of the local bughouses.
4. flea-infested lodgings; poor conditions
   Living in such flea-infested bughouses was a harsh reality for many during the war.