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noun • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | ||||||||
40% | 6 | Avoidance of danger; flight from reality; an outlet; or, decampment | ||||||
noun • the act of escaping physically • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy • nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do • an avoidance of danger or difficulty • a means or way of escaping • a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild • the discharge of a fluid from some container • a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level verb • run away from confinement • fail to experience • escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action • be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by • remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion • flee; take to one's heels; cut and run • issue or leak, as from a small opening | ||||||||
31% | 13 | Unfortunately | ||||||
adverb • at an inconvenient time | ||||||||
Avoidance Of Reality With Conservative In Impasse Unfortunately Crossword Clue
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ESCAPISM which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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ESCAPISM
Updated: October 14, 2023
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1 | Avoidance of danger; flight from reality; an outlet; or, decampment
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2 | Avoidance of reality
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6 | Unfortunately | |
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