Meaning Of The Word Escapism

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Escapism Meaning

Escapism Definition
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What's The Definition Of Escapism?

escapism
uncountable noun: 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.

escapism in American English
a tendency to escape from reality, the responsibilities and routine of real life, etc., esp. by unrealistic imaginative activity
noun: the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc

escapism in British English
noun: an inclination to or habit of retreating from unpleasant or unacceptable reality, as through diversion or fantasy

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