dystopia
Use Dystopia in a sentence
pi noun
a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
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dystopia (dɪsˈtəʊpɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it can be | |
| [C19 (coined by John Stuart | |
| dys'topian | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Dystopia
is always a great word to know.
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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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Example sentences
Perhaps like one of sci-fi cinema's most debilitating dystopias.
In this dystopia, doctors haven't been trained in genomics, and payers won't fund predictive and preventive tests and protocols.
Ominous words and violent imagery fuel this dystopia, which is equal parts science fiction and life-as-we-know-it.
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