dystopia
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Word Origin
- dystopia (n.)
- "imaginary bad place," 1868, apparently coined by J.S. Mill ("Hansard Commons"), from Greek dys- "bad, abnormal, difficult" (see dys-) + utopia. Related: Dystopian.
Example
- 1. Not every dystopia is a twist of grotesque , imposing architecture that houses jackbooted thugs .
- 2. Notebook exercise : compare your own visions of utopia and dystopia .
- 3. The prospects of cultural globalization : utopia or dystopia .
- 4. But even if it were possible , would such an " everland " be a utopia or a dystopia ?
- 5. Occasionally , the escape from dystopia is made possible by time travel and changing history .