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escapist

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es·cap·ist  (-skpst)
adj.
Indulging in or characterized by escapism.
es·capist n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.escapistescapist - a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
wishful thinker, dreamer
daydreamer, woolgatherer - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
Translations
escapist [ɪsˈkeɪpɪst]
A. ADJ → escapista
escapist literature → literatura f de evasión
B. N → escapista mf
escapist [ɪˈskeɪpɪst]
adj [literature] → d'évasion
n → personne f qui fuit la réalité
escapist
n → jd, der vor der Wirklichkeit flieht, Eskapist(in) m(f)
adj → eskapistisch; escapist fantasy → unrealistische Fantasien or Phantasien pl
escapist [ɪsˈkeɪpɪst]
1. adj → d'evasione
2. n → persona che cerca di evadere dalla realtà
escapist [ɪsˈkeɪpɪst]
1. adj → d'evasione
2. n → persona che cerca di evadere dalla realtà


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