Escapism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛskˈeɪpɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛskˈeɪpɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛskˈeɪpɪzəm/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛskˈeɪpɪzəm/.

Examples

romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
his alcohol problem was a form of escapism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

escape

Parts of Speech

noun	an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy “romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life”

Word Forms

escapist

noun

a person who escapes into a world of fantasy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Eskapismus

eine Neigung, sich durch Ablenkung oder Fantasie vor unangenehmen Realitäten zurückzuziehen

🇫🇷French

évasion

une tendance à se retirer des réalités désagréables par le détournement ou la fantaisie

🇪🇸Spanish

evasión

una inclinación a alejarse de realidades desagradables mediante la diversión o la fantasía

🇮🇹Italian

evasione

un'inclinazione a ritirarsi da realtà spiacevoli attraverso la diversione o la fantasia

🇳🇱Dutch

escapisme

een neiging om zich terug te trekken uit onaangename realiteiten door middel van afleiding of fantasie

🇵🇹Portuguese

escapismo

uma inclinação para fugir de realidades desagradáveis através de diversão ou fantasia

🇷🇺Russian

эскапизм

склонность отступать от неприятной реальности посредством отвлечения или фантазии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पलायनवाद

ध्यान भटकाने या कल्पना के माध्यम से अप्रिय वास्तविकताओं से पीछे हटने की प्रवृत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

পলায়নবাদ

বিচ্যুতি বা কল্পনার মাধ্যমে অপ্রীতিকর বাস্তবতা থেকে পশ্চাদপসরণ করার প্রবণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

தப்பித்தல்

திசைதிருப்பல் அல்லது கற்பனை மூலம் விரும்பத்தகாத உண்மைகளிலிருந்து பின்வாங்குவதற்கான விருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పలాయనవాదం

మళ్లింపు లేదా ఫాంటసీ ద్వారా అసహ్యకరమైన వాస్తవాల నుండి వెనక్కి తగ్గే ధోరణి

🇮🇳Marathi

पलायनवाद

विचलन किंवा कल्पनेतून अप्रिय वास्तवापासून माघार घेण्याचा कल

🇮🇳Gujarati

પલાયનવાદ

ડાયવર્ઝન અથવા કાલ્પનિક દ્વારા અપ્રિય વાસ્તવિકતાઓમાંથી પીછેહઠ કરવાનો ઝોક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಲಾಯನವಾದ

ತಿರುವು ಅಥವಾ ಫ್ಯಾಂಟಸಿ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಹಿತಕರ ವಾಸ್ತವಗಳಿಂದ ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟುವ ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

രക്ഷപ്പെടൽ

വ്യതിചലനത്തിലൂടെയോ ഫാൻ്റസിയിലൂടെയോ അസുഖകരമായ യാഥാർത്ഥ്യങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് പിന്മാറാനുള്ള ഒരു ചായ്‌വ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭੱਜਣਵਾਦ

ਡਾਇਵਰਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਕਲਪਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੋਝਾ ਅਸਲੀਅਤਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਹਟਣ ਦਾ ਝੁਕਾਅ

🇵🇰Urdu

فرار پسندی

موڑ یا فنتاسی کے ذریعے ناخوشگوار حقیقتوں سے پیچھے ہٹنے کا رجحان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

逃避现实

倾向于通过消遣或幻想来逃避不愉快的现实

🇯🇵Japanese

現実逃避

気晴らしや空想を通じて不快な現実から逃避する傾向

🇰🇷Korean

현실도피

기분전환이나 환상을 통해 불쾌한 현실로부터 후퇴하려는 경향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chủ nghĩa thoát ly

xu hướng rút lui khỏi thực tế khó chịu thông qua chuyển hướng hoặc tưởng tượng

🇹🇭Thai

การหลบหนี

ความโน้มเอียงที่จะหลีกหนีจากความเป็นจริงอันไม่พึงประสงค์ด้วยการเบี่ยงเบนความสนใจหรือจินตนาการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pelarian dr kenyataan

kecenderungan untuk mundur dari kenyataan yang tidak menyenangkan melalui pengalihan perhatian atau fantasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtakas

isang hilig na umatras mula sa mga hindi kasiya-siyang katotohanan sa pamamagitan ng diversion o pantasya

🇲🇾Malay

melarikan diri

kecenderungan untuk berundur daripada realiti yang tidak menyenangkan melalui lencongan atau fantasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهروب

الميل إلى التراجع عن الحقائق غير السارة من خلال التحويل أو الخيال

🇮🇷Persian

فرار

تمایل به عقب نشینی از واقعیت های ناخوشایند از طریق انحراف یا خیال پردازی

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçış

Hoş olmayan gerçeklerden oyalanma veya fantezi yoluyla geri çekilme eğilimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּרִיחָה מְהַמְצִיאוּת

נטייה לסגת ממציאות לא נעימה באמצעות הסחה או פנטזיה

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The primary meaning of 'escapism' is 'an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy'.

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Using 'escapism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'escapism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'escapism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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