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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 | ||||
| 47% | 9 | Decampment | ||
noun • the act of departing • a variation that deviates from the standard or norm • euphemistic expressions for death | ||||
| 39% | 8 | Avoidance of reality | ||
noun • an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | ||||
Avoidance Of Danger Flight From Reality An Outlet Or Decampment
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ESCAPE which was last seen in the Telegraph Herculis crossword.
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ESCAPE
Updated: October 12, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
|---|---|---|
➡️ | Avoidance of reality
New York Times -
18 Oct 1999 | New York Times / 18 Oct 1999 |
➡️ | Avoidance of reality with Conservative in impasse, unfortunately
The Guardian Cryptic -
31 Mar 2022 | The Guardian Cryptic / 31 Mar 2022 |
➡️ | Decampment
New York Times -
08 Sep 1984 | New York Times / 08 Sep 1984 |
➡️ | Decampment | |
➡️ | Escape or flight from danger | |
➡️ | From “flight”, a contrapuntal composition in which a number of parts/voices enter successively in imitation of each other; or, a psychogenic flight from reality
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
16 Sep 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 16 Sep 2023 |
➡️ | Illicit decampment
New York Times -
25 Jul 2025 | New York Times / 25 Jul 2025 |