dystopia

== English == === Etymology === From dys- +‎ -topia, as if from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía), based on utopia being reinterpreted as eu-topia. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ (General American) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ə/ (Australian) IPA(key): /dɪsˈtɐʉpiə/ Rhymes: -əʊpiə === Noun === dystopia (countable and uncountable, plural dystopia or dystopias or dystopiae) A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc. Synonyms: cacotopia, anti-utopia Antonym: utopia (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place. Synonyms: ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, malposition ==== Derived terms ==== dystopia canthorum dystopian dystopic ==== Translations ==== === See also === dysphoria Orwellian === Anagrams === atypoids == Finnish == === Etymology === Internationalism (see English dystopia). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdystopiɑ/, [ˈdys̠to̞ˌpiɑ̝] Rhymes: -iɑ Syllabification(key): dys‧to‧pi‧a Hyphenation(key): dys‧to‧pia === Noun === dystopia dystopia ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “dystopia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English dystopia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɘsˈtɔ.pja/ Rhymes: -ɔpja Syllabification: dys‧to‧pia === Noun === dystopia f (film, literature) dystopia (vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “dystopia”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “dystopia”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish)