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Amusement

Related: distraction - entertainment - escapism - happiness - hedonism - humour - pleasure

Contrast: seriousness

The masses seek distraction whereas art demands concentration from the spectator. --WAAMR, Walter Benjamin, 1936 [Jun 2006]

Definition

Amusement is the state of experiencing humourous and usually entertaining events or situations, and is associated with enjoyment, happiness, laughter and pleasure. Amusement may also be experienced through the recollection of events which have given rise to amusement in the past. --http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement [Apr 2006]

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