dystopia
a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
Origin of dystopia
1Other words from dystopia
- dys·to·pi·an, adjective
- dys·to·pi·an·ism, noun
- Compare Utopia.
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How to use dystopia in a sentence
The next leap constitutes the dystopias in which we achieve immortality by preserving our minds digitally, or machines use our brain wiring to make super-intelligent machines that wipe humanity out.
An Existential Crisis in Neuroscience - Issue 94: Evolving | Grigori Guitchounts | December 30, 2020 | NautilusThe Bees Laline Paull (Ecco) This arresting debut novel is a daring dystopian story set in a beehive.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More | William O’Connor | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet there are glimpses of surpassingly eerie dystopian beauty.
American Dreams: Did William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’ Blueprint Our Reality? | Nathaniel Rich | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCertainly now when here are, in the aftermath of The Giver, a number of dystopian novels, which involve a great deal of violence.
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry | Marianne Hayes | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI never as a reader have been particularly interested in dystopian literature or science fiction or, in fact, fantasy.
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry | Marianne Hayes | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
When it comes to dystopian, young adult fiction, Lois Lowry was the trailblazer.
A Trailblazer in YA Dystopian Fiction: An Interview With 'The Giver' Author Lois Lowry | Marianne Hayes | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for dystopia
/ (dɪsˈtəʊpɪə) /
an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be
Origin of dystopia
1Derived forms of dystopia
- dystopian, adjective, noun
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