ESCAPISM


Meaning of ESCAPISM in English

— escapist , adj. , n.

/i skay"piz euhm/ , n.

the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.

[ 1930-35; ESCAPE + -ISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .