English
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Etymology
From Gr. δ���ο�ία italbrac|dystopia �bad place, unlucky place�, from AGr. prefix δ��- italbrac|dys- �un-, mis-�, with notion of �hard, bad, unlucky�, etc. + ���ο� italbrac|topos �place, region�, metaph. �occasion, opportunity�.

Noun
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1. A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society
2. State in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

Synonyms
cacotopia, kakotopia
anti-utopia

Antonyms
utopia

Derived terms
dystopian

Translations
trans-top|A vision of a future that is a corrupted utopian society
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Japanese: JAchar|��� (JAchar|�������, ankokuky�), JAchar|������ (disutopia)
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trans-top|State in which the condition of life is extremely bad
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Bulgarian: ди��опи�
ttbc|German: Dystopie
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ttbc|Portuguese: distopia f
ttbc|Spanish: distopía
ttbc|Swedish: dystopi c (1,2)
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See also
orwellian

Category:Greek derivations

vi:dystopia
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