Phrase guide

escape room

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mystery room

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From escape + room.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стая за бягство (staja za bjagstvo) — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逃生室 (táoshēngshì) — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Dutch: escaperoom — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Finnish: pakohuone — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • French: jeu d'évasion — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Hungarian: szabadulószoba — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Macedonian: соба за бегство (soba za begstvo) — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Polish: escape room — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Spanish: escape room — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape
  • Turkish: kaçış odası — room containing various puzzles and riddles that players must solve in order to escape