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dystopia

[ dis-toh-pee-uh ]

noun

  1. a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.


dystopia

/ »åɪ²õˈ³Ùəʊ±èɪə /

noun

  1. an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å²â²õˈ³Ù´Ç±è¾±²¹²Ô, adjectivenoun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å²â²õ·³Ù´Çp¾±Â·²¹²Ô adjective
  • »å²â²õ·³Ù´Çp¾±Â·²¹²Ô·ism noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dystopia1

First recorded in 1865–70; dys- + (U)topia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dystopia1

C19 (coined by John Stuart Mill ): from dys- + Utopia
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Remember, your dystopia and suffering are their heaven and paradise.

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But what other word than “dystopia†is there for a world where smart techno-thrillers have been all but erased to make way for bland regurgitations of better movies?

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Despite its title that harks back to 19th century fiction, this new novel from Flores takes place in a near-future dystopia and continues his wonderfully nutty style.

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They were a reminder that on this Election Day and night, and more generally, one group’s dystopia is another group’s utopia.

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By the time I started working as a reporter at the Los Angeles Times three decades ago, the California dystopia genre was already well established.

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