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dystopia
dys·to·pi·a D0447800 (dĭs-tō′pē-ə)n.1. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.2. A work describing such a place or state: "dystopias such as Brave New World" (Times Literary Supplement).
[dys- + (u)topia.]dystopia (dɪsˈtəʊpɪə) n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be[C19 (coined by John Stuart Mill): from dys- + Utopia] dysˈtopian adj, ndys•to•pi•a (dɪsˈtoʊ pi ə)
n., pl. -pi•as. an imaginary society in which social or technological trends have culminated in a greatly diminished quality of life or degradation of values. Compare Utopia. [1865–70; dys- + (U)topia] dys•to′pi•an, adj. dystopiaan imaginary place where the conditions and quality of life are unpleasant. The opposite of Utopia.See also: UtopiaThesaurus| Noun | 1. | dystopia - state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terrorstate - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"utopia - ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects | | 2. | dystopia - a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terrorfiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact |
Translationsdystopia
dystopia the reverse of UTOPIA, a possible or imaginary social place which is the worst of possible worlds.DystopiaEagerness (See ZEAL.)Brave New WorldAldous Huxley’s grim picture of the future, where scientific and social developments have turned life into a tragic travesty. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 79]Erewhoninhabitants worship superficiality, unreason, inconsistency, and evasion: a lampoon of 19th-century society. [Br. Lit.: Erewhon in Haydn & Fuller, 239]dystopia
dystopia [dis-to´pe-ah] malposition; displacement. adj., adj dystop´ic.dys·to·pi·a (dis-tō'pē-ă), Faulty or abnormal position of a part or organ. Synonym(s): allotopia, malposition [dys- + G. topos, place] dys·to·pi·a (dis-tō'pē-ă) Faulty or abnormal position of a part or organ.
Synonym(s): malposition. [dys- + G. topos, place]dystopia
Antonyms for dystopianoun state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terrorRelated WordsAntonymsnoun a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terrorRelated Words |