ə̇ˈskāˌpizəm, eˈ- noun
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1. : diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment to escape from reality or routine ; especially : habitual diversion of this kind
stigmatized a taste for her books as escapism of the worst variety, headlong flight into vapid unreality — Times Literary Supplement
the monotony of big-city life and the boredom of an overregulated existence create a desire for escapism , which is the essence of romanticism — Robert Pick
2. : an evasion of unpleasant fact or of reality especially by compensation
it's the old escapism through mockery … a hurt pride looking for scapegoats — Ramon Lavalle