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单词 escape mechanism
释义

escape mechanism

noun

: a mode of behavior or thinking adopted to evade unpleasant facts or responsibilities

Example Sentences

She uses humor as an escape mechanism. Football gives him an escape mechanism for his anger.
Recent Examples on the Web But refusing to be downtrodden and using golf as an escape mechanism, Moore turned her passion into her career. Ben Morse, CNN, 24 Nov. 2020 Regardless of the bacteria’s escape mechanism, the experiment conjures questions about bacteria sophistication. Sophia Chen, Wired, 9 June 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

escape mechanism

noun

: a mode of behavior or thinking adopted to evade unpleasant facts or responsibilities : defense mechanism sense 1
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