adj
escapist
Escapist (adj) means helping someone avoid or forget about real life, often through fantasy or daydreaming.
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Helping someone avoid or forget about real life, often through fantasy or daydreaming.
"The opposite of an escapist blockbuster, the eighth and apparently final outing for Tom Cruise's Ethan Hunt is the doomiest and gloomiest yet in the action-adventure franchise."
— Nicholas Barber, 'A miserable, apocalyptic tract': Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be 'the feel-bad film of the summer (2025)
"He enjoys reading escapist fiction in his free time."
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What is the meaning of escapist?
"escapist" (adj) means helping someone avoid or forget about real life, often through fantasy or daydreaming.
