dystopia
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dys·to·pi·a
(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).
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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, n
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dys•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.
dys•to′pi•an, adj.
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dystopia
an imaginary place where the conditions and quality of life are unpleasant. The opposite of Utopia.
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Noun | 1. | dystopia - state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror state - 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 terror fiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact |
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Translations
DystopieGegenutopieMätopieAnti-Utopie
dystopia
distopia
dystopia
n → Dystopie f
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