asylum
gb/əsˈaɪləm/ us/əsˈaɪləm/
B2
Engleză
~ 10000
menedékjog, menedék, elmegyógyintézet, tébolyda, szegényház, menhely
SUBSTANTIV
B2
1
menedékjog
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] seeks/applies for/claims asylum in [country]
The journalist applied for asylum in Sweden after receiving death threats.
Az újságíró Svédországban menedékjogért folyamodott, miután halálos fenyegetéseket kapott.
Hundreds of people crossed the border to seek asylum from political persecution.
Emberek százai lépték át a határt, hogy a politikai üldöztetés elől menedékjogot kérjenek.
The government agreed to grant asylum to the whistleblower.
Her request for asylum was rejected, and she now faces deportation.
International law protects the right to seek asylum from serious human rights abuses.
Exemple pentru cursanți
He left his country and asked for asylum in Canada.
Elhagyta az országát, és Kanadában menedékjogot kért.
The family is waiting to hear if their asylum application is accepted.
A család arra vár, hogy megtudja, elfogadják-e a menedékjogi kérelmüket.
Many refugees seek asylum when there is war in their country.
The court will decide if she can receive asylum.
They moved to another country to find asylum from danger.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think "asylum" mainly means a hospital for people with mental illness because of older movies or books. In modern news and formal writing, "asylum" almost always refers to legal protection for people escaping danger in their home country. Also, learners may confuse "asylum" with "visa"; a visa is permission to enter or stay, while asylum is protection from serious harm.
Sens
legal protection for refugees
Colocații
political asylum
|seek asylum
|apply for asylum
|claim asylum
|grant asylum
|asylum seeker
Sinonime
refuge (More general; may be physical or emotional safety and is not always a formal legal status.)
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sanctuary (Often stresses moral or religious protection; can be less formal than legal asylum.)
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protection (Very general; does not by itself imply the specific legal process asylum involves.)
Antonime
deportation (Sending someone back to their home country, often when asylum is refused.)
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extradition (Formally handing a person over to another country for trial or punishment, opposite of protecting them from that country.)
Teme
law
|politics
|migration
|travel
Definiție
Official protection from a country for a person who leaves their home country because it is not safe there.
Official protection that a country gives to someone who has left their own country because they are at risk of serious harm or persecution.
C1
FORMAL
2
menedék
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] finds asylum in [place/thing]
During the storm, the travelers found asylum in a small mountain cabin.
For many children, the library became an asylum from the chaos at home.
The monastery served as an asylum for those fleeing the civil war.
She sought asylum in art, using painting to escape her worries.
The village church once offered asylum to anyone running from local violence.
Exemple pentru cursanți
They found asylum in a quiet house far from the city.
The students felt the library was an asylum from noise.
He looked for asylum from his problems in music.
The old castle was an asylum for people during the war.
The small room became her asylum when she was sad.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may not realize this more general, often literary sense exists and may think "asylum" is only used in legal or immigration contexts. In everyday speech, people more often say "safe place", "refuge", or "shelter" for this meaning.
Sens
safe place of protection
Colocații
find asylum
|offer asylum
|seek asylum from [danger]
|asylum from persecution
Sinonime
refuge (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in everyday speech for a safe place from trouble.)
|
shelter (Stresses physical cover or basic protection, especially from weather or violence.)
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sanctuary (Adds a sense of peace or sacred protection, often with religious or emotional overtones.)
Antonime
exposure (Being left open to danger instead of being protected in a safe place.)
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danger (The condition from which an asylum protects someone.)
Teme
safety
|emotions
|literature
|daily_life
Definiție
A very safe place where you are protected from danger or problems.
A place that offers safety and protection from danger, trouble, or difficult situations.
SUBSTANTIV
C1
ARCHAIC
3
tébolyda
C2
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is sent to an asylum
In the nineteenth century, many people with epilepsy were wrongly confined to asylums.
A tizenkilencedik században sok epilepsziás embert tévesen elmegyógyintézetekbe zártak.
The old building, once an asylum, has been turned into a museum about mental health history.
A régi épületet, amely egykor elmegyógyintézet volt, a mentális egészség történetét bemutató múzeummá alakították.
The novel follows a doctor working in a remote asylum in the countryside.
She was committed to an asylum after a severe breakdown, according to the family records.
Rumors spread that a patient had escaped from the local asylum.
Exemple pentru cursanți
In the past, many sick people lived in asylums.
Régen sok beteg ember élt elmegyógyintézetekben.
The movie shows life inside an old asylum.
A film egy régi elmegyógyintézet mindennapjait mutatja be.
He worked as a young doctor in an asylum many years ago.
Today, the old asylum is empty and quiet.
People do not use the word "asylum" for hospitals now.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes think this is the main modern meaning of "asylum" because of movies and old books. In current English, using "asylum" to mean a mental hospital sounds old-fashioned and can be seen as insensitive. Use "psychiatric hospital" or "mental health hospital" instead in modern contexts.
Sens
old term for mental hospital
Colocații
insane asylum
|mental asylum
|sent to an asylum
|commit [someone] to an asylum
|escape from the asylum
Sinonime
psychiatric hospital (Modern, neutral term for a medical hospital that treats mental illness; does not carry the historical, often negative image of "asylum".)
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mental institution (More general term; can still sound negative but is less old-fashioned than "asylum".)
Antonime
community care (Describes treatment and support while people live in the community, instead of being kept long-term in an institution like an asylum.)
Teme
health
|history
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
An old word for a hospital where people with serious mental health problems lived, usually many years ago.
An old term for a hospital or institution where people with serious mental illnesses were kept, often for long periods and sometimes in very poor conditions.
SUBSTANTIV
C2
ARCHAIC
4
szegényház
C1
menhely
B2
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] lives in an asylum for [group]
The city records show that she grew up in an orphan asylum on the east side.
A városi nyilvántartások szerint a keleti oldalon lévő árvaházban nőtt fel.
In the nineteenth century, many asylums for the poor were overcrowded and badly funded.
A tizenkilencedik században sok szegényház túlzsúfolt volt, és alig kapott anyagi támogatást.
The charity founded an asylum for blind children in 1872.
The old asylum for the elderly has been converted into apartments.
Donations were collected to support the local children's asylum.
Exemple pentru cursanți
In the past, some children lived in orphan asylums.
Régen néhány gyerek árvaházban élt.
The town built an asylum for poor families.
A város szegényházat épített a rászoruló családok számára.
Her grandmother once worked at an asylum for old people.
The old asylum is now a school building.
We only see this meaning of "asylum" in history books.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners rarely know this older sense and may misread phrases like "orphan asylum" in historical texts as if they referred to mental hospitals. In modern English, this meaning has been replaced by more specific words like "orphanage", "care home", or "shelter".
Sens
old charity home for vulnerable people
Colocații
orphan asylum
|children's asylum
|asylum for the poor
|asylum for the blind
|foundling asylum
Sinonime
orphanage (A home for children without parents; one type of asylum in this old sense.)
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charitable home (General term for a home run by charity to care for vulnerable people.)
Antonime
independent living (Describes people living on their own rather than in an institution like an asylum.)
Teme
history
|society
|health
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
An old word for a home where people like orphans or very poor people lived and received care.
A historical term for a charitable institution that provided housing and basic care for people such as orphans, the elderly poor, or people with disabilities who could not live independently.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
asylum
IPA
GB/əsˈaɪləm/
US/əsˈaɪləm/
Silabe și accent
asylum (1 silabă)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: asylum
- Plural: asylum, asylums
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
asylums
noun
Related words
shelter
noun A2
protection
noun A2
Advanced or less common
asylee
noun
sanctuary
noun B2
Expresii
apply for asylum
1/əplˈaɪ fɚ əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
formally request asylum
To submit official papers or a request asking a country to give you asylum.
Exemple
- He applied for asylum as soon as he arrived at the airport.
- They decided to apply for asylum instead of returning home.
claim asylum
1/klˈeɪm əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
declare a request for asylum
To say officially that you want asylum and that you have a right to it.
Exemple
- The migrants claimed asylum as soon as they reached the border post.
- Under the law, they can claim asylum on arrival.
mental asylum
1/mˈɛntəl əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
informal
outdated term for mental hospital
An old-fashioned and often impolite way to say a hospital for people with serious mental health problems.
Exemple
- He discovered that his great-grandfather had been kept in a mental asylum.
- The building once used as a mental asylum now serves as a community center.
political asylum
1/pəlˈɪtɪkəl əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
asylum for political reasons
Legal protection a country gives to someone who is in danger because of their political views or human rights problems in their home country.
Exemple
- She was granted political asylum after criticizing the ruling regime.
- The writer is seeking political asylum in France to escape censorship.
right of asylum
1/ɹˈaɪt əv əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
formal
legal right to asylum
The legal right people have to ask a country for asylum and to be protected if they are in real danger.
Exemple
- International treaties recognize the right of asylum for people fleeing persecution.
- The new law restricts the right of asylum at the border.
seek asylum
1/sˈik əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
try to obtain asylum
To try to get legal protection from another country because you are not safe in your own country.
Exemple
- Many families crossed the border to seek asylum.
- Anyone has the right to seek asylum from persecution under international law.
asylum seeker
1/əsˈaɪləm sˈikɚ/
fixed phrase
person requesting asylum
A person who has asked a country for asylum and is waiting for a decision.
Exemple
- The government promised faster processing times for asylum seekers.
- The camp provides temporary housing for asylum seekers.
- Many asylum seekers arrive with few possessions and need legal support.
- Asylum seekers often wait months for a decision on their cases.
- The city opened a new center to house asylum seekers temporarily.
grant asylum
1/ɡɹˈænt əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
formal
Offer legal protection to foreigner
To give protection to someone from another country who is in danger there.
Exemple
- The country granted asylum to political refugees.
- They refused to grant asylum to the applicant.
grant asylum
2/ɡɹˈænt əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
officially give asylum
For a country or government to officially give a person asylum.
Exemple
- The government refused to grant asylum to the activist.
- Several European countries agreed to grant asylum to the refugees.
insane asylum
1/ɪnsˈeɪn əsˈaɪləm/
fixed phrase
archaic
Old term for psychiatric hospital
An old term for a hospital where people with serious mental illness lived and got treatment.
Exemple
- In the past, many were sent to an insane asylum for life.
- The horror film is set in an abandoned insane asylum.
- The novel is set in an old insane asylum.
- In the early 1900s, many people were sent to insane asylums for minor conditions.