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ensnarement
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entanglement
1
entrapment
1
escape
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escape into fantasy(expression, idiom)
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escape mechanism
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escapism
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fallaciousness
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fallacy
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false hope(noun, expression, fancy, fantasy, dream)
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falseness
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fantasizing
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fantastic notion(noun, expression, fancy, fantasy, dream)
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flight
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flimflam
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flimflammery
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fondness
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fooling
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golden dream(noun, expression, fancy, fantasy, dream)
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gross credulity
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