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- es·cap·ism is-'kā-.piz-əm n habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routinees·cap·ist -pəst adj or n
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Escapism — is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an escape from the perceived unpleasant aspects of daily stress. It can also be used as a term to define the actions people take to try to help relieve feelings of depression or… … Wikipedia
escapism — ESCAPÍSM s.n. (Liv.) Tendinţă de a cultiva evadarea din realitatea vieţii sociale, de a căuta refugiu în atemporabilitate. [< engl. escapisme, germ. Eskapismus, cf. engl. escape – a evada]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 16.01.2008. Sursa: DN … … Dicționar Român
escapism — 1933, Amer.Eng., from ESCAPE (Cf. escape) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
escapism — ► NOUN ▪ the seeking of distraction from reality by engaging in entertainment or fantasy. DERIVATIVES escapist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
escapism — [e skāp′iz΄əm, iskāp′iz΄əm] n. 1. 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 … English World dictionary
escapism — [[t]ɪske͟ɪpɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT If 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… … English dictionary
escapism — es|cap|is|m [ıˈskeıpızəm] n [U] activities or entertainment that help you forget about bad or boring things for a short time ▪ Books were a form of escapism from the real world. >escapist adj ▪ pure escapist entertainment … Dictionary of contemporary English
escapism — es|cap|ism [ ı skeı,pızəm ] noun uncount something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it: the pure escapism of James Bond movies ╾ es|cap|ist adjective: an escapist fantasy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
escapism — noun (U) something that helps you to forget about your normal life and think of more pleasant things: It s not intended to be a serious movie it s sheer escapism. escapist adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
escapism — noun romance novels offer a form of escapism that many people thoroughly enjoy Syn: fantasy, fantasizing, daydreaming, daydreams, reverie; imagination, flight(s) of fancy, pipe dreams, wishful thinking, woolgathering; informal pie in the sky Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
escapism — UK [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm] / US [ɪˈskeɪˌpɪzəm] noun [uncountable] something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it the pure escapism of James Bond films Derived word: escapist adjective an… … English dictionary
