Dystopia

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.
  • n. A work describing such a place or state: "dystopias such as Brave New World” ( Times Literary Supplement).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
  • n. A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
  • n. Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Malposition; dislocation.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
  • n. a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
  • Antonym
    utopia   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    state    fiction   
    Cross Reference
    Orwellian   
    Form
    dystopian   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dystopias    webcomic    cityscapes    love-seat    ironist