Associations to the word «Escapist»

Wiktionary

ESCAPIST, adjective. Intended for or tending toward escape; especially, used to avoid, deny, or forget about reality, as through fantasy.
ESCAPIST, noun. Someone who wants to escape; especially from reality

Dictionary definition

ESCAPIST, noun. A person who escapes into a world of fantasy.

Wise words

Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.
John Adams