escapismo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English escapism.
Noun
escapismo m (plural escapismi)
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
From escapar (“to escape; flee”) + -ismo.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.kaˈpiz.mu/, /es.kaˈpiz.mu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.kaˈpiʒ.mu/, /eʃ.kaˈpiʒ.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.kaˈpiz.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈpiʒ.mu/
- Hyphenation: es‧ca‧pis‧mo
Noun
escapismo m (plural escapismos)
- escapism (inclination to escape)
Further reading
- “escapismo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “escapismo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaˈpismo/ [es.kaˈpiz.mo]
- Rhymes: -ismo
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧pis‧mo
Noun
escapismo m (plural escapismos)
- escapism (attempting to avoid reality)
- escapology, escape artistry
Derived terms
Further reading
- “escapismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025