dystopia

[ dis-toh-pee-uh ]

/ dɪsˈtoʊ pi ə /

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noun

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

Compare Utopia.

Origin of dystopia

First recorded in 1865–70; dys- + (U)topia

OTHER WORDS FROM dystopia

dys·to·pi·an, adjective dys·to·pi·an·ism, noun

Words nearby dystopia

dysthymic disorder, dystocia, dystonia, dystonia musculorum deformans, dystonic reaction, dystopia, dystrophia unguium, dystrophic, dystrophic calcification, dystrophication, dystrophin

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Divergent is set in a dystopia and provides a pretty bleak portrait of our future.

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Or we hear on MSNBC that the Republicans are ideologically blind and fanatical in their pursuit of a Darwinian dystopia.

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Lurking not far beneath the prettiness lies the real Pagford—a dystopia that would take a wizard to set right.

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In Tampa, the equivalent trip took you through an Eraserhead dystopia of underpasses and asphalt plains.

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In the final section of the book, the sense of dystopia becomes more pronounced and the search for refuge more desperate.

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British Dictionary definitions for dystopia

dystopia

/ (dɪsˈtəʊpɪə) /

noun

an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be

Derived forms of dystopia

dystopian, adjective, noun

Word Origin for dystopia

C19 (coined by John Stuart Mill): from dys- + Utopia

Medical definitions for dystopia

dystopia

[ dĭs-tō′pē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal position, as of an organ or a body part. malposition

Other words from dystopia

dys•top′ic (-tŏp′ĭk) adj.

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