dystopian
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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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Dystopian
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| dystopia (dɪsˈtəʊpɪə) | |
| —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 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
Gamers with the urge to fire guns in an apocalyptic or dystopian future aren't exactly short of options.
But the idea of the library itself being supplanted by e-commerce is downright dystopian.
Both films depict a dystopian future where humans control either robotic or biological replacement bodies from afar.
The story is set in a dystopian future where people are controlled with drugs that blunt their emotions.
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