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ESCAPISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does escapism mean?
• ESCAPISM (noun)
The noun ESCAPISM has 1 sense:
1. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Familiarity information: ESCAPISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
escape; escapism
Context example:
his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
Hypernyms ("escapism" is a kind of...):
diversion; recreation (an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates)
Derivation:
escapist (a person who escapes into a world of fantasy)
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