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2escape

noun

Medical Definition of ESCAPE

:  an act or instance of escaping: as a :  evasion of something undesirable <find no method of escape from pain and suffering> b :  distraction or relief from routine or reality; especially :  mental distraction or relief by flight into idealizing fantasy or fiction that serves to glorify the self

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