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escape mechanism

Informal a kind of defense mechanism by which a person avoids unpleasant thoughts, responsibilities, etc., as through daydreaming

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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