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Pronunciation / Transliteration: prati-yūṭopiyā
"यह उपन्यास एक डरावनी दुनिया का चित्रण करता है।"
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An imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
"The novel depicts a grim dystopian future where freedom is entirely suppressed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek prefix dys- (meaning bad, abnormal, or difficult) combined with topos (meaning place), modeled after the word utopia coined by Sir Thomas More. It first appeared in the late 18th century and gained widespread currency in the 20th century to describe fictional societies characterized by human misery, oppression, and environmental degradation.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Dystopia"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Dystopia" is said worldwide
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dystopie
Transliteration: dystopie
"Le film présente une dystopie effrayante."
Dystopie
Transliteration: Dystopie
"Der Roman beschreibt eine düstere Dystopie."
distopia
Transliteration: distopia
"La storia è ambientata in una distopia futuristica."
distopía
Transliteration: distopía
"La sociedad descrita en el libro es una distopia totalitaria."
distopia
Transliteration: distopia
"Eles vivem em uma distopia onde não há liberdade de expressão."
प्रति-यूटोपिया
Transliteration: prati-yūṭopiyā
"यह उपन्यास एक डरावनी दुनिया का चित्रण करता है।"
反乌托邦
Transliteration: fǎn wū tuō bāng
"这部小说描绘了一个可怕的反乌托邦社会。"
디스토피아
Transliteration: diseutopia
"그 소설은 암울한 디스토피아를 배경으로 하고 있다."
ディストピア
Transliteration: disutopia
"物語は荒廃したディストピアで展開される。"
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