dystopia

dys·to·pi·a  (ds-tp-)

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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[dys- + (u)topia.]

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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 (1806-73), English philosopher and economist): from dys- + Utopia]

dystopian  adj & n

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dystopia

an imaginary place where the conditions and quality of life are unpleasant. The opposite of Utopia.

See also: Utopia

Thesaurus

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

Translations

dystopia

n → Dystopie f