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(ɪskeɪpɪzəm) uncountable nounIf you describe an activity or type of entertainment as escapism, you mean that it makes people think about pleasant things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life. Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world. [+ from] Synonyms: fantasy, dreaming, illusion, delusion More Synonyms of escapism escapism in British English (ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm) nounan inclination to or habit of retreating from unpleasant or unacceptable reality, as through diversion or fantasy Derived forms escapist (esˈcapist) noun, adjective escapism in American English (ɛˈskeɪpˌɪzəm; ɪˈskeɪpˌɪzəm) noun1. a tendency to escape from reality, the responsibilities and routine of real life, etc., esp. by unrealistic imaginative activity 2. behavior characterized by this tendency Examples of 'escapism' in a sentenceescapism Perfect escapism from our grey wintry skies.Both offer complete escapism and great exercise facilities.But this is pure escapism and very funny.Mum will enjoy a little escapism.It was simply the purest escapism.Reading for pleasure expands knowledge, provides escapism and enhances imagination.Perhaps it is also harmless escapism you don't have to take too seriously.More than just pulp fiction, they offer escape and escapism.As the singer dreams of escaping his normal life, the listener is provided with perfect escapism.Bond offers escapism, but of a serious sort. Pure frothy escapism, but the two stars make the most of a goofy script.It's pure escapism and we love it.For those looking for some pure feelgood escapism, this is the perfect experience.The result is perfect escapism.One view is that, during economic gloom, the arts offer escapism.That's the thing with console games: they offer perfect escapism.It's pure escapism and artistically you're very free.For pure escapism The company's future was hanging in the balance.Though all concerned are astonished at its success, they put it down to pure, unashamed escapism.Part of the story is that, for most of us, the annual holiday is pure escapism.It let him, crucially, retain a sense of childlike wonder and a love of fantasy and escapism.He lives on site, with his wife and three daughters, and admits he finds little time for escapism. In other languagesescapism British English: escapism NOUN If you describe an activity as escapism, you mean that it makes people think about pleasant things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life. Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism. - American English: escapism
- Brazilian Portuguese: escapismo
- Chinese: 让人逃避现实的消遣方式
- European Spanish: escapismo
- French: évasion
- German: Wirklichkeitsflucht
- Italian: evasionedalla realtà
- Japanese: 現実逃避
- Korean: 현실 도피
- European Portuguese: escapismo
- Latin American Spanish: escapismo
Definition an inclination to retreat from unpleasant reality, for example through fantasy Romantic films are merely harmless escapism from a bleak world. Synonyms fantasy dreaming daydreaming reverie flight of fancy figment of the imagination Additional synonymsDefinition a mistaken idea or belief I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me. Synonyms misconception, mistaken idea, misapprehension, fancy, illusion, deception, hallucination, fallacy, self-deception, false impression, phantasm, misbeliefHis book is a bold surrealist mixture of fact and fancy. Synonyms delusion, dream, vision, fantasy, nightmare, daydream, chimera, phantasmDefinition the experience of seeming to see something that is not really there Perhaps the footprint was a hallucination. Synonyms illusion, dream, vision, fantasy, delusion, mirage, apparition, smoke and mirrors, phantasmagoria, figment of the imagination - escapade
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