Phrase guide

safe space

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A place or domain serving as a tolerant environment for people (especially a marginalized group) where they do not face harassment, criticism, scrutiny, etc.; especially one in which participants are understood to share a given political or social viewpoint.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: safer space

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: cry room, crying room

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 安全空間 /安全空间 (ānquán kōngjiān) — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Dutch: safe space — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Finnish: turvallinen tila — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • French: espace sûr — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • German: Safe Space — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • German: Schutzraum — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Polish: safe space — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Russian: безопасное пространство (bezopasnoje prostranstvo) — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Spanish: taima — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Spanish: taime — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Spanish: lugar seguro — place serving as a tolerant environment
  • Spanish: espacio a salvamano — place serving as a tolerant environment