Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

escapism

/ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
es-capism
IPA
/ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A genre of book, film etc. that one uses to indulge this tendency.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The performance of an escape artist.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English escape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English escapism From escape + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

escapisms (plural)

Phrases

displacement activity

Frequently Paired Words

escapist escapology escapistic displacement activity distraction diversion

Synonyms

escape

Questions

How do you pronounce escapism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm/.
What does escapism mean?
An inclination to escape from routine or reality into fantasy.
Where does escapism come from?
Etymology tree English escape Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English escapism From escape + -ism.

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