escapist
Speech parts
1. escapist - Noun
2. escapist - Adjective
Meaning
a person who escapes into a world of fantasy
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Examples
After the rigours of war, this escapist entertainment had strong box-office appeal, and ran for 841 performances.
Alexander rejects the idea that medievalism, a pervasive cultural movement in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was confined to the Victorian period and argues against the suspicion that it was by its nature escapist.
It’s the ultimate escapist entertainment because it has, incomparably, everything: thrills, spills, romance, wit.
Maharashtra: BJP boycotts CM's tea party, says 'to avoid answering questions, govt taken escapist route'
Lubbock (2002) Rodgers and Hart As the Great Depression set in during the post-Broadway national tour of Show Boat, the public turned back to mostly light, escapist song-and-dance entertainment.
Janet Maslin of The New York Times called it "as breezily escapist as a film this facile can be" and added, "Ms.