逃避

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 逃避 is read as とうひ and is a noun and する verb for escaping or avoiding a difficult problem or reality.
• Basic usage: Escaping from a problem appears in 問題から逃避する, while escaping into a fictional world appears in 物語の世界へ逃避する.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Directions marked by から and へ
  • The thing escaped from takes から, while the place escaped into takes へ.
• Difference from 避難
  • Unlike the word for moving to safety from a disaster or danger, this term readily describes psychologically avoiding a problem or reality.