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dys·to·pi·a
[dis-toh-pee-uh] Pronunciation Key
[dis-toh-pee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| dys·to·pi·a
(dĭs-tō'pē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n.
[dys- + (u)topia.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dystopia
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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| dystopia | |
noun | |
| 1. | state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror [ant: utopia] |
| 2. | a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
dys·top'ic (-tŏp'ĭk) adj.
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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