- escapist
- adjective or noun see escapism
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escapist
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Escapist — may refer to: *The Escapist (website), an online games advocacy magazine * The Escapist (magazine), an online games culture magazine *The Escapist (character), a comic book character * Escapist , a song by Nightwish on their album Dark Passion… … Wikipedia
escapist — [e skāp′ist, i skāpist] adj. characterized by, expressing, or catering to escapism n. a person whose behavior, writing, etc. is escapist * * * es·cap·ist (ĭ skāʹpĭst) adj. Indulging in or characterized by escapism. es·capʹist n. * * * … Universalium
escapist — [e skāp′ist, i skāpist] adj. characterized by, expressing, or catering to escapism n. a person whose behavior, writing, etc. is escapist … English World dictionary
escapist — ESCAPÍST, Ă adj., s. m. f. (adept) al escapismului. (< engl. escapiste) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
escapist — in the figurative sense, 1930 (adj.); 1933 (n.), from ESCAPE (Cf. escape) + IST (Cf. ist) … Etymology dictionary
escapist — [[t]ɪske͟ɪpɪst[/t]] ADJ GRADED Escapist ideas, activities, or types of entertainment make people think about pleasant or unlikely things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life. ...a little escapist fantasy … English dictionary
escapist — 1. adjective Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy. He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time … Wiktionary
escapist — adj. Escapist is used with these nouns: ↑entertainment, ↑fantasy … Collocations dictionary
escapist — escapism ► NOUN ▪ the seeking of distraction from reality by engaging in entertainment or fantasy. DERIVATIVES escapist noun & adjective … English terms dictionary
Escapist fiction — is fiction which provides a psychological escape from thoughts of everyday life by immersing the reader in exotic situations or activities.The term is not used favorably, though the condemnation contained in it may be slight. Those who defend… … Wikipedia
Escapist (comics) — The Escapist is a metafictional character, a comic book hero in the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay , by Michael Chabon, created as an homage to the heroes of the period known to fans and historians as the… … Wikipedia
