escape vs egress

egress vs escape

escape and egress both are nouns.

escape and egress both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escape	Yes	No	Yes	No
egress	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, egress is a hypernym of escape; that is, egress is a word with a broader meaning than escape:

escape: issue or leak, as from a small opening
egress: come out of

Other hypernyms of escape include come forth, come out, emerge, go forth, issue.

escape (noun)	egress (noun)
the act of escaping physically	the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent
nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do	(astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy	the becoming visible
an avoidance of danger or difficulty
a means or way of escaping
a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
the discharge of a fluid from some container
a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

escape (verb)	egress (verb)
issue or leak, as from a small opening	come out of
fail to experience
escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action
run away from confinement
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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