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Escapism   /ɪskˈeɪpˌɪzəm/   Listen
Escapism

noun
1.
An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy.  Synonym: escape.  "His alcohol problem was a form of escapism"





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"Escapism" Quotes from Famous Books



... preventing conflicts, to promoting democracy, to stopping the spread of disease and starvation brings a sure return in security and savings. Yet international affairs spending today is just 1 percent of the federal budget, a small fraction of what America invested in diplomacy to choose leadership over escapism at the ...
— Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present • Various


Words linked to "Escapism" :   recreation, diversion, escapist


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