• n.
    ⦿an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
    lexical concept
  • his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
  • romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:escape
  2. enl:escapism
wn:interlingual indexili:i37657

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  • escapeescapism
  • escapism