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ESCAPIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does escapist mean?
• ESCAPIST (noun)
The noun ESCAPIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Familiarity information: ESCAPIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who escapes into a world of fantasy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
dreamer; escapist; wishful thinker
Hypernyms ("escapist" is a kind of...):
daydreamer; woolgatherer (someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming)
Derivation:
escape (remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion)
escapism (an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy)
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