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 Definitions of escapism  [ɪˈskeɪ pɪz əm]  

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Definition of 'escapism' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) escapism
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation or activity.

Etymology:  (1930–35)

Definition of 'escapism' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) escape, escapism
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"


Translation of 'escapism' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ontvlugting Arabic flag Arabic: هُروب من الواقِع إلى الخَ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бягство
Brazilian flag Brazilian: escapismo Czech flag Czech: eskapismus German flag German: die Flucht vor der Realit
Danish flag Danish: eskapisme; virkelighedsfl Greek flag Greek: τάση φυγής από την πραγμα Spanish flag Spanish: escapismo
Estonian flag Estonian: eskapism Farsi flag Farsi: گریز گرایی Finnish flag Finnish: eskapismi
French flag French: évasion (du réel) Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִפלָט מִן הַמְצִיאוּת Hindi flag Hindi: पलायनवाद
Croatian flag Croatian: bijeg od stvarnosti Hungarian flag Hungarian: légvárépítés Indonesian flag Indonesian: eskapisme
Icelandic flag Icelandic: veruleikaflótti Italian flag Italian: evasione dalla realtà Japanese flag Japanese: 現実逃避
Korean flag Korean: 현실 도피 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: bėgimas nuo tikrovės Latvian flag Latvian: bēgšana no īstenības
Malay flag Malay: eskapisme Dutch flag Dutch: escapisme Norwegian flag Norwegian: virkelighetsflukt, eskapi
Polish flag Polish: eskapizm Persian flag Persian: گریز گرایی Pashto flag Pashto: تښتیدل
Portuguese flag Portuguese: escapismo Romanian flag Romanian: es­ca­pism Russian flag Russian: эскапизм
Slovak flag Slovak: eskapizmus Slovenian flag Slovenian: beg iz resničnosti Serbian flag Serbian: beg od stvarnosti
Swedish flag Swedish: eskapism Thai flag Thai: การหลบเลี่ยงความเป็นจริงโ Turkish flag Turkish: kaçınmacılık, gerçeklerde
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 逃避現實 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: намагання відійти від дій Urdu flag Urdu: فراریت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự chạy trốn thực tại Chinese flag Chinese: 逃避现实

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