dystopia – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
dystopia
n.
place where everything is as bad as possible; imaginary place in which everything is bad; state in which life condition is very bad (as from deprivation or terror); work that describes such a place or state (the movie "A Clockwork Orange" is a good example of a dystopian work)
Dystopia
A
dystopia (from the Greek δυσ- and τόπος, alternatively,
cacotopia,
kakotopia, or simply
anti-utopia) is a community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is translated as "not-good place", an
antonym of
utopia, a term that was coined by
Sir Thomas More and figures as the title of his most well-known work, "Utopia." "Utopia" is the blueprint for an ideal society with no crime or poverty. Dystopian societies appear in many artistic works, particularly in stories
set in a future. Some of the most famous examples are
1984 and
Brave New World. Dystopias are often characterized by
dehumanization,
totalitarian governments,
environmental disaster, or other characteristics associated with a cataclysmic decline in society. Dystopian societies appear in many subgenres of fiction and are often used to draw attention to real-world issues regarding society,
environment,
politics,
economics,
religion,
psychology,
ethics,
science, and/or
technology, which if unaddressed could potentially lead to such a dystopia-like condition.
dystopia
Noun
1. state in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror
(antonym) utopia
(hypernym) state
2. a work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror
(hypernym) fiction
dystopia
A society in which the conditions or horrid and people miserable. Also the opposite of utopia
dystopia
Synonyms and related words:
Agapemone, Arcadia, Big Rock-Candy Mountain, Canaan, Cloudcuckooland, Cockaigne, Eden, Eldorado, Erewhon, Garden of Eden, Goshen, Happy Valley, Land of Youth, Laputa, Never-Never-land, Neverland, New Atlantis, Pandemonium, Quivira, Shangri-la, Utopia, cloudland, dreamland, faerie, fairyland, heaven, kakotopia, kingdom come, land of dreams, land of enchantment, land of faerie, land of plenty, land of promise, lotus land, millennium, paradise, promised land, utopia, wonderland
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.