Meaning of escapism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.
   countable, uncountable
2. A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency.
   countable, uncountable
3. The performance of an escape artist.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

““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.””

CEFR level