also: ボヴァリスム · ボバリズム · ボバリスム
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
bovarism; escapist daydreaming
A psychological term derived from Flaubert's Madame Bovary, describing a tendency to escape reality through romantic or grandiose daydreams, often leading to dissatisfaction with ordinary life.
from French
彼女のボヴァリズム的な空想は、現実の生活への不満から来ている。
Her Bovaristic fantasies stem from dissatisfaction with her real life.
この小説の主人公はボヴァリズムに陥り、破滅へと向かう。
The protagonist of this novel falls into bovarism and heads toward ruin.