escapism
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.
Origin of escapism
1Other words from escapism
- es·cap·ist, adjective, noun
Words Nearby escapism
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How to use escapism in a sentence
We're no strangers to video games as escapism during the pandemic, especially the games that bring friends together online with simple-yet-deep gameplay.
Nerts! is the free, pleasant six-player card game we could all use right now | Sam Machkovech | January 7, 2021 | Ars TechnicaBridgerton initially drew mostly rave reviews from critics who praised the show’s “feminist undertones,” marathon-ability, and “frothy, silly escapism.”
Everybody needs some escapism right now, and that’s the business we’re in.
Savor the spirits of the season at these outdoor holiday-themed bars | Fritz Hahn | December 11, 2020 | Washington PostThe designs range from classic problem solving and collaborative tasks — like space-survival mission Project Artemis — to pure fun escapism.
3D escape rooms, 1980’s-themed murder mysteries: Companies invest in virtual retreats | Lucinda Southern | October 12, 2020 | DigidayOutside editors leaned into escapism this month, spending our weekends consuming culture that transported us from faraway planets to the beaches of Oahu.
If nothing else, that clarity makes sports a healthy form of escapism.
Homicide or Accident in Tony Stewart’s NASCAR Scandal? | Robert Silverman | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot only is it the finest form of escapism yet invented by humans—even including laser tag, opiates and Temptation Island!
All the Ways Contestants on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Have to Be Crazy Perfect | Kelly Williams Brown | April 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis one previous musical, the 1996 film Everyone Says I Love You, is an ode to the pleasures of old-Hollywood escapism.
Woody Allen’s ‘Bullets Over Broadway’ Musical and the Moral Responsibility of an Artist | Brian Spitulnik | April 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMaybe, somewhere in our current favorite object of escapism, there is an obscure hunger to confront these hard facts.
Daenerys Goes to Washington: The Modern Politics of ‘Game of Thrones’ | Jedediah Purdy | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can enjoy the Taken franchise as trashy escapism or you can see it as sexually conservative propaganda.
If "escapism" be a need of man, cramped in his narrow personality, can any escape compare with the majesty of omnipresence?
Autobiography of a YOGI | Paramhansa YoganandaThey are escapism embodied, a dreamland, a scape of fantasy, the vale of telenovellas.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin"They're still a far cry from reality, or even the usual escapism," said the banker.
Reel Life Films | Samuel Kimball Merwin
British Dictionary definitions for escapism
/ (ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm) /
an inclination to or habit of retreating from unpleasant or unacceptable reality, as through diversion or fantasy
Derived forms of escapism
- escapist, noun, adjective
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