DYSTOPIA

dystopia

(noun) a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror

dystopia

(noun) state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dystopia (countable and uncountable, plural dystopia or dystopias)

A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.

A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.

(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.

Synonyms

• (vision): cacotopia, kakotopia, anti-utopia

• (medical condition): ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, malposition

Antonyms

• utopia

Anagrams

• atypoids

Source: Wiktionary



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