escapism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/
Etymology
Etymology tree English escape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English escapism From escape + -ism.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.
“If you look at literature on why people watch reality TV, that’s one of the main reasons: escapism,” said Danielle J. Lindemann, the author of “True Story: What Reality TV Says About Us.”
2025 July 7, Sadiba Hasan, quoting Danielle J. Lindemann, “Why Is Everyone Watching ‘Love Island USA’?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency.
- (countable, uncountable) The performance of an escape artist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| escapisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Relateds
escapistic · distraction (more broadly) · displacement activity · escapist · diversion · escapology
Translations (29)
fi todellisuuspakoisuus (inclination to escape) · ja 現実逃避 (inclination to escape) · pl eskapizm (inclination to escape) · de Wirklichkeitsflucht (inclination to escape) · de Flucht aus der Wirklichkeit (inclination to escape) · uk ескапізм (inclination to escape) · oc escapisme (inclination to escape) · hu menekülés a nyomasztó valóság elől (inclination to escape) · bg ескапизъм (inclination to escape) · fi eskapismi (genre) · sh eskapizam (inclination to escape) · sv eskapism (inclination to escape) · de Realitätsflucht (inclination to escape) · hu eszképizmus (inclination to escape) · fi eskapismi (inclination to escape) · pt escapismo (inclination to escape) · ar هُرُوب مِن الوَاقِعِ (inclination to escape) · mk ескепизам (inclination to escape) · mt Eskejpizmu (inclination to escape) · de Entfliehung aus dem Alltag (inclination to escape) · fr escapisme (inclination to escape) · ca escapisme (inclination to escape) · pa ਭਾਂਜਵਾਦ (inclination to escape) · ru эскапизм (inclination to escape) · tr gerçeklerden kaçma (inclination to escape) · ar تَهْرُبِيَّة (inclination to escape) · es escapismo (inclination to escape) · de Eskapismus (inclination to escape) · da eskapisme (inclination to escape)