escape mechanism

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noun Psychology.

a means of avoiding an unpleasant life situation, as daydreaming.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of escape mechanism

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby escape mechanism

escape artist, escape beat, escape clause, escape hatch, escape key, escape mechanism, escape notice, escape pipe, escape rhythm, escape road, escape routine
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British Dictionary definitions for escape mechanism

escape mechanism

noun

psychol any emotional or mental mechanism that enables a person to avoid acknowledging unpleasant or threatening realitiesSee also escapism
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