Meanings
plural cry rooms
- A room set aside for people to take their crying babies.
Synonyms: crying room
- A safe space in a school or university for distressed students who wish to cry.
[…] students could not “deal” with what had just happened. These same colleges and universities found themselves installing “cry rooms” and “safe places” where students could go to be alone with their emotions. Give me a break!
2024, Dr. Michael D. Howard, A Legacy Worth Fighting For, page 91 more example
University students in particular became a target for derision. A Republican lawmaker in Iowa, who accused protesters of throwing "temper tantrums," introduced a bill called "Suck it up, Buttercup," which would levy fines against state schools that offered "cry rooms" and other election-specific counseling services (David 2016; Hoover 2016).
2018, Bradley Campbell, Jason Manning, The Rise of Victimhood Culture, page xviiiSynonyms: crying room
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA room set aside for people to take their crying babies.
nounA safe space in a school or university for distressed students who wish to cry.
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cry room. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20room
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