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.
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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, nounWord Origin for dystopia
C19 (coined by John Stuart Mill): from dys- + Utopia
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