dystopia
[dis-toh-pee-uh]
Compare Utopia.
Origin of dystopia
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Certainly 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 LowryMarianne Hayes
August 12, 2014
I 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 LowryMarianne Hayes
August 12, 2014
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 LowryMarianne Hayes
August 12, 2014
One day I want to write a dystopian political novel set in the not-too-distant future.
His debut novel, Echo of the Boom, is a dystopian romp with Pynchonesque ambitions.
dystopia
Word Origin for dystopia
C19 (coined by John Stuart Mill): from dys- + Utopia
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dystopia
[dĭs-tō′pē-ə]
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