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   Dys·to·pi·a

   /disˈtōpēə/

   

   noun

   • 1. an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic: "environmental disaster is the backdrop to this modern dystopia"

   Word Origin late 18th century: from dys- ‘bad’ + utopia.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dystopiaDystopia Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of DYSTOPIA is an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives. How to use dystopia in a sentence.

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   A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ (dus) 'bad', and τόπος (tópos) 'place'), also called a cacotopia or anti-utopia, is a community or society that is extremely bad or frightening.

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   DYSTOPIA definition: 1. a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › dystopiaDYSTOPIA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   DYSTOPIA meaning: 1. a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DYSTOPIAN is of, relating to, or being an imagined world or society in which people lead dehumanized, fearful lives : relating to or characteristic of a dystopia. How to use dystopian in a sentence.

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   Dystopia definition: a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.. See examples of DYSTOPIA used in a sentence.

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › dystopia_ndystopia, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

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   An imaginary place or condition in which everything is as bad as possible; opposed to utopia n. (cf. Cacotopia n. ). The Mundus Alter et Idem [of Joseph Hall] is..the opposite of eutopia, the ideal society: it is a dystopia, if it is permissible to coin a word. The ‘ dystopia ’ or ‘inverted utopia’.