padded cell

American  

noun

1. a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates.

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padded cell British  

noun

1. a room, esp one in a mental hospital, with padded surfaces in which violent inmates are placed

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padded cell

It is as though the series will inevitably end with the character opening her eyes and the camera slowly panning out to reveal her padded cell.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2025

The visual expedition begins with the opening credits, which focus on charmingly quilted satin walls that invoke a nursery crossed with a padded cell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023

He fills the frame with tension and meaning, showcasing a madhouse of blue-and-white chinoiserie and a deep-blue forest that foreshadows a padded cell.

From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2018

The expanded universe here contracts to the size of a padded cell.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2015

They'd lock me up in a padded cell for sure.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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Related Words

• mental health institution
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