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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanti-utopique
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.y.tɔ.pik
"Le film présente une vision anti-utopique de notre avenir technologique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to or characteristic of a society characterized by human misery, oppression, and totalitarian control, often presented as a critical reaction to utopian ideals.
"The novelist presented an anti-utopian vision of a future dominated by corporate surveillance and technological dependency."
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A person who writes or advocates anti-utopian ideas, or someone who views utopian projects as fundamentally flawed or dangerous.
"As a dedicated anti-utopian, she argued that perfectionist political schemes inevitably lead to tyranny."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix anti- (meaning against or opposed to, from Greek) combined with utopian, which originates from Sir Thomas More's 1516 coined New Latin word 'utopia' (from Greek ou- 'not' + topos 'place'). The term emerged in the mid-20th century to describe literary and philosophical works that actively critique or react against idealized societal visions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anti-utopian" is said worldwide
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anti-utopique
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.y.tɔ.pik
"Le film présente une vision anti-utopique de notre avenir technologique."
anti-utopisch
Transliteration: ˈantiːʔuˌtoːpɪʃ
"Sein neues Buch bietet ein düsteres, anti-utopisches Szenario."
antiutopico
Transliteration: an.ti.uˈtɔ.pi.ko
"Il romanzo esplora un futuro antiutopico governato dalle macchine."
antiutópico
Transliteration: an.ti.uˈto.pi.ko
"La novela describe un entorno social antiutópico y opresivo."
antiutópico
Transliteration: ãn.ti.uˈtɔ.pi.ku
"A obra apresenta um retrato antiutópico da sociedade moderna."
प्रति-यूतोपीय
Transliteration: prati-yūtopīya
"यह उपन्यास एक प्रति-यूतोपीय भविष्य का चित्रण करता है।"
反乌托邦的
Transliteration: fǎn wū tuō bāng de
"这部科幻电影描绘了一个反乌托邦的世界。"
반유토피아의
Transliteration: ban-yutopi-aui
"그 소설은 암울한 반유토피아적 미래를 배경으로 하고 있다."
反ユートピアの
Transliteration: han-yūtopia no
"その映画は反ユートピア的な社会を描いている。"
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