escapism

ˈɛskeɪpɪzəm

Definition

Definition of escapism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

general conceptseeking distraction and relief from unpleasant realities

She indulged in escapism by watching movies all day..

daydreaming

distraction

avoidancehabit of avoiding reality through fantasy

Reading novels is a form of escapism for many.

daydreaming

fantasy

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Expressions with escapism

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sheer escapism

complete experience of avoiding reality for pleasure or relief

Watching that movie was sheer escapism for me.

Origin of escapism

English, escape (flee) + ism (practice)

Terms with escapism included in their meaning

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state of mind

state of blissful ignorance or escapism

Examples of escapism in a sentence

He turned to video games for escapism.
Movies offer a temporary escapism from daily stress.
Video games are his favorite form of escapism.

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French:évasion, échappatoire, ...
German:Eskapismus, Realitätsflucht, ...
Italian:evasione, fuga dalla realtà, ...
Spanish:escapismo, evasión, ...
Portuguese:escapismo, ...
Chinese:逃避现实, 幻想逃避, ...
Japanese:現実逃避, ...
Arabic:الهُرُوب مِن الوَاقِع, الانغماس في الخيال, ...
Hebrew:אֶסְקַפִּיזְם, אֶסְקַפִּיזְם, ...
Russian:эскапизм, ...
Ukrainian:ескапізм, втеча від реальності, ...
Hindi:पलायनवाद, एस्केपिज्म, ...
Bengali:অপ্রিয় বাস্তবতা থেকে মন সরিয়ে রাখার প্রবণতা, বাস্তবতা-পলায়ন, ...
Catalan:escapisme, ...
Czech:eskapismus, ...
Danish:eskapisme, fantasiflugt, ...
Dutch:escapisme, ...
Greek:φυγή από την πραγματικότητα, εσκαπισμός, ...
Hungarian:valóságelhárítás, valóságelkerülés, ...
Khmer:ការគេចចេញពីការពិត, ការគេចវេសពីការពិត, ...
Korean:현실 도피, 회피, ...
Persian:واقعیت‌گریزی, خیال‌پردازی, ...
Polish:eskapizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):escapismo, evasão, ...
Romanian:evadare, evadare din realitate, ...
Swedish:eskapism, ...
Thai:การหลีกหนีความจริง, ภาวะหลีกหนีความจริง, ...
Turkish:kaçışçılık, kaçış, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa thoát ly, thoát ly thực tế, ...

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