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dys⋅to⋅pi⋅a

  [dis-toh-pee-uh]
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–noun
a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
Compare utopia.

Origin:
1865–70; dys- + (u)topia

Related forms:
dys⋅to⋅pi⋅an, adjective
dys⋅to⋅pi⋅an⋅ism, noun
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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).

[dys- + (u)topia.]
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dystopia 
"imaginary bad place," 1868, in writings of J.S. Mill, from Gk. dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + (u)topia (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: dys·to·pia
Pronunciation: dis-'tO-pE-&
Function: noun
: malposition of an anatomical part —dys·to·pic /-'tO-pik, -'täp-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dystopia dys·to·pi·a (dĭs-tō'pē-ə)
n.
An abnormal position, as of an organ or a body part. Also called malposition.

dys·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj.

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