ESCAPISM


Meaning of ESCAPISM in English

ə̇ˈskāˌpizəm, eˈ- noun

( -s )

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.