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• es|cap|ism — «ehs KAY pihz uhm», noun. the habit of avoiding unpleasant things by daydreaming or by entertainment, such as motion pictures or reading light fiction: »This “management by escapism” is usually a manifestation of a fearful and insecure society… …   Useful english dictionary

• cap|i|tal|ism — «KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. an economic system in which private individuals or groups of individuals own land, factories, and other means of production. They compete with one another, using the hired labor of other persons, to produce goods… …   Useful english dictionary

• cap·i·tal·ism — /ˈkæpətəˌlızəm/ noun [noncount] : a way of organizing an economy so that the things that are used to make and transport products (such as land, oil, factories, ships, etc.) are owned by individual people and companies rather than by the… …   Useful english dictionary

• -dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

• an|ti|cap|i|tal|ism — «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of capitalism and to the institutions or practices based on them. –an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

• pa|le|o|cap|i|tal|ism — «PAY lee oh KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. capitalism based on a return to earlier practices and forms of free market economy …   Useful english dictionary

• an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist — an|ti|cap|i|tal|ism «AN tee KAP uh tuh LIHZ uhm», noun. opposition to the principles of capitalism and to the institutions or practices based on them. –an´ti|cap´i|tal|ist, noun, adjective …   Useful english dictionary

• escapism — es·cap·ism is kā .piz əm n habitual diversion of the mind to purely imaginative activity or entertainment as an escape from reality or routine es·cap·ist pəst adj or n …   Medical dictionary

• escapism — es|cap|ism [ ı skeı,pızəm ] noun uncount something pleasant or exciting that helps you to forget about real life and the boring or unpleasant parts of it: the pure escapism of James Bond movies ╾ es|cap|ist adjective: an escapist fantasy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• escapism — es•cap•ism [[t]ɪˈskeɪ pɪz əm[/t]] n. the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation or activity • Etymology: 1930–35 es•cap′ist, adj. n …   From formal English to slang