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Definition of Escapism
1. Noun. An inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy. "His alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
Definition of Escapism
1. Noun. An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy ¹
2. Noun. A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Escapism
1. the avoidance of reality by diversion of the mind [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escapism
Literary usage of Escapism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1844)
"To those who might say that war time is no time for escapism, he says that turning
to literature 'is not a turning of one's bad upon realities but, ..."
2. Diplomat's Dictionary by Charles W. Freeman, Jr. (1995)
"What was right and necessary for a struggling underdeveloped country can be a
form of infantile escapism for a strong and ostensibly mature one. ..."
3. One America Indivisible: A National Conversation on American Pluralism and by Sheldon Hackney (1999)
"Yet, we are also the land of instant gratification, of Minute Rice and fast food,
of hot tubs and easy credit, of Hollywood escapism and theme park ..."
4. Calcutta Review by University of Calcutta (1844)
"Art is not escapism, and from that point of view the realist's approach of
faithfulness to real life is correct. Art grows out of life, and draws its ..."
5. Morocco by Ken Bernstein (2001)
"Agadir is the place for sunny escapism: lazing on 10 km (6 miles) of soft, golden
sand, riding a camel, windsurfing, parasailing, and deep-sea fishing for a ..."
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