Hypertext Webster Gateway: "escapism"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
escapism
n : an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through
diversion or fantasy; "he escaped into romantic novels";
"his alcohol problem was a form of escapism" [syn: {escape}]
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