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dystopia

dys·to·pi·a [ diss tṓpee ə ] (plural dys·to·pi·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. place where everything is very bad: an imaginary place where everything is as bad as it possibly can be

2. vision of very bad place: a vision or description of a dystopia

[Mid-20th century. <dys- + utopia]

dys·to·pi·an adjective
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