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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescacotopie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ka.kɔ.tɔ.pi/
"Certains craignent que notre avenir ne devienne une cacotopie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state or society in which conditions are the worst possible, serving as the antithesis of a utopia.
"Political analysts warned that unchecked corruption could transform the developing nation into a permanent cacotopia." - 2
A fictional setting or futuristic world characterized by misery, oppression, and wretchedness.
"The dystopian novel presents a grim cacotopia where human rights have been completely obliterated."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 18th century as an antonym to utopia, derived from the Greek roots kakos meaning 'bad' or 'evil' and topos meaning 'place'. It first appeared in print in Jeremy Bentham's writings in 1818 to describe a state in which the condition of society is as bad as possible.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cacotopia" is said worldwide
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cacotopie
Transliteration: /ka.kɔ.tɔ.pi/
"Certains craignent que notre avenir ne devienne une cacotopie."
Kakotopie
Transliteration: /kakoˈtoːpi̯ə/
"Der Roman beschreibt eine schreckliche Kakotopie."
cacotopia
Transliteration: /kakoˈtɔpja/
"La società descritta nel libro assomiglia a una vera e propria cacotopia."
cacotopía
Transliteration: /kakoˈto.pi.a/
"El colapso económico convirtió al país en una cacotopía."
cacotopia
Transliteration: /ka.ku.tuˈpi.ɐ/
"O governo autoritário transformou a nação numa cacotopia."
काकोटोपिया
Transliteration: kakotopiya
"भ्रष्टाचार ने समाज को एक काकोटोपिया में बदल दिया है।"
恶托邦
Transliteration: è tuō bāng
"这部小说描绘了一个可怕的恶托邦社会。"
카코토피아
Transliteration: kakotopia
"그 영화는 암울한 미래의 카코토피아를 보여줍니다."
カコトピア
Transliteration: kakotopia
"彼の作品は現代社会の欠点を誇張したカコトピアを描いている。"
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