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Flight of fancy
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escapism
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Word definitions for escapism in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy 2 A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The world looks to Hollywood for escapism . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But it is a form of escapism that is comforting to a great number of people. ▪ But no matter what trips your escapism triggers, City Week still wishes ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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" [syn: escape ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1933, American English, from escape (n.) in the mental/emotional sense + -ism .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Escapism is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation , as an "escape" or dissociation from the perceived unpleasant , boring, arduous, scary, or banal aspects of daily life . It can also be used as a term to define the actions people take ...
Usage examples of escapism.
Houdini was renowned for his escapism but in fact there were many great escapists who preceded him and many who were his contemporaries.
The escapism was overdone, but it was largely accomplished in concert with other children, with Bloch showing signs of leadership.
Utopia as anything that has been written during the last fifty years, with its innocent Rousseauian escapism, but even here dangers always lurk in the shadows, threatening to tear the gossamer security into fragments at the first sign of weakness.
Sheklov, not having seen the show, had no opinion at first, but by the time Ambow found a more promising victim he had a very firm opinion indeed, The series was decadent bourgeois non-representational escapism of the worst conceivable kind.
Ambition escapism and scholarships propelled me to Cambridge, ready to learn the scientific and social skills I needed to understand and change the world.