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escapism

[ ih-skey-piz-uhm ]

noun

  1. the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.


escapism

/ ɪˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. an inclination to or habit of retreating from unpleasant or unacceptable reality, as through diversion or fantasy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ辱, nounadjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·· adjective noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of escapism1

First recorded in 1930–35; escape + -ism
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AC/DC remain the band to deliver that joyful, bipartisan escapism.

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For that, he received a hero's welcome, with the crowd treating his set as an excuse for some turn of the millennium escapism.

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Some may find comfort in more joyous, conventionally affirming narratives that provide a form of escapism.

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The new Netflix series, With Love, Meghan is about escapism and aspiration, it's a glass of something sparkling on a grey day.

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But so is vibrant escapism, after the barrage of destruction we all witnessed.

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