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es·cap·ism    Audio Help   [i-skey-piz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.
[Origin: 1930–35; escape + -ism]

—Related forms
es·cap·ist, adjective, noun
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es·cap·ism    Audio Help   (ĭ-skā'pĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The tendency to escape from daily reality or routine by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment.

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escapism

noun
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: escape] 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
eˈscapism noun
the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc
Arabic: هُروب من الواقِع إلى الخَيال
Chinese (Simplified): 逃避现实
Chinese (Traditional): 逃避現實
Czech: eskapismus
Danish: eskapisme; virkelighedsflugt
Dutch: escapisme
Estonian: eskapism
Finnish: eskapismi
French: évasion (du réel)
German: die Flucht vor der Realität
Greek: τάση φυγής από την πραγματικότητα
Hungarian: légvárépítés
Icelandic: veruleikaflótti
Indonesian: eskapisme
Italian: evasione dalla realtà*
Japanese: 現実逃避
Korean: 현실 도피(행위)
Latvian: bēgšana no īstenības
Lithuanian: bėgimas nuo tikrovės
Norwegian: virkelighetsflukt, eskapisme
Polish: eskapizm
Portuguese (Brazil): escapismo
Portuguese (Portugal): escapismo
Romanian: es­ca­pism
Russian: эскапизм
Slovak: eskapizmus
Slovenian: beg iz resničnosti
Spanish: escapismo
Swedish: eskapism
Turkish: kaçınmacılık, gerçeklerden kaçış
See also: escapist, escape, "escapism" in any language

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

es·cap·ism (-skpzm)
n.

The tendency to escape from daily reality or routine by indulging in daydreaming, fantasy, or entertainment.

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