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Definition 2024

escapism

escapism

English

Noun

escapism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural escapisms)

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy
A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency

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Translations

inclination to escape

Bulgarian: ескапизъм m ‎(eskapizǎm)
Danish: eskapisme
French: escapisme (fr)
German: Eskapismus (de) m
Hungarian: eszképizmus
Japanese: 現実逃避 (ja) ‎(げんじつとうひ, genjitsu tōhi)
Maltese: Eskejpizmu

Portuguese: escapismo (pt) m
Russian: эскапизм (ru) m ‎(eskapizm)
Serbo-Croatian: eskapizam (sh) m
Spanish: escapismo (es) m
Swedish: eskapism (sv)
Turkish: gerçeklerden kaçma
Ukrainian: ескапізм m ‎(eskapizm)