Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.
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Escapism — is mental diversion by means of entertainment or recreation, as an escape from the perceived unpleasant aspects of daily stress. It can also be used as a term to define the actions people take to try to help relieve feelings of depression or… … Wikipedia
escapism — ESCAPÍSM s.n. (Liv.) Tendinţă de a cultiva evadarea din realitatea vieţii sociale, de a căuta refugiu în atemporabilitate. [< engl. escapisme, germ. Eskapismus, cf. engl. escape – a evada]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 16.01.2008. Sursa: DN … … Dicționar Român
escapism — 1933, Amer.Eng., from ESCAPE (Cf. escape) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
escapism — ► NOUN ▪ the seeking of distraction from reality by engaging in entertainment or fantasy. DERIVATIVES escapist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
escapism — [e skāp′iz΄əm, iskāp′iz΄əm] n. 1. a tendency to escape from reality, the responsibilities and routine of real life, etc., esp. by unrealistic imaginative activity 2. behavior characterized by this tendency … English World dictionary
escapism — es|cap|is|m [ıˈskeıpızəm] n [U] activities or entertainment that help you forget about bad or boring things for a short time ▪ Books were a form of escapism from the real world. >escapist adj ▪ pure escapist entertainment … Dictionary of contemporary English
escapism — es|cap|ism [ ı skeı,pızəm ] noun uncount something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it: the pure escapism of James Bond movies ╾ es|cap|ist adjective: an escapist fantasy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
escapism — noun (U) something that helps you to forget about your normal life and think of more pleasant things: It s not intended to be a serious movie it s sheer escapism. escapist adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
escapism — noun romance novels offer a form of escapism that many people thoroughly enjoy Syn: fantasy, fantasizing, daydreaming, daydreams, reverie; imagination, flight(s) of fancy, pipe dreams, wishful thinking, woolgathering; informal pie in the sky Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
escapism — UK [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm] / US [ɪˈskeɪˌpɪzəm] noun [uncountable] something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it the pure escapism of James Bond films Derived word: escapist adjective an… … English dictionary
