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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesantiutopia
Pronunciation / Transliteration: an.ti.uˈtɔ.pja
"Il film presenta una cupa antiutopia."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An imagined society or state in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
"The novel portrays a grim anti-utopia where individual freedom is entirely suppressed by the ruling regime." - 2
A fictional setting that serves as a satirical or cautionary critique of contemporary social, political, or technological trends.
"Science fiction often uses the anti-utopia as a cautionary tale against unchecked corporate surveillance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in English by combining the Greek prefix 'anti-' (meaning against or opposite) with 'utopia', which was coined by Thomas More from Greek 'ou-' (not) and 'topos' (place). Emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term evolved alongside literary movements to describe societies characterized by oppressive social control and systemic misery.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Anti-utopia" is said worldwide
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anti-utopie
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.y.tɔ.pi
"Ce livre décrit une sombre anti-utopie."
Anti-Utopie
Transliteration: ˈantiuˌtoˈpiː
"Der Roman zeigt eine erschreckende Anti-Utopie."
antiutopia
Transliteration: an.ti.uˈtɔ.pja
"Il film presenta una cupa antiutopia."
antiutopía
Transliteration: an.ti.u.toˈpi.a
"La historia se desarrolla en una antiutopía futurista."
anti-utopia
Transliteration: ãn.ti.uˈtɔ.pi.ɐ
"A narrativa retrata uma anti-utopia assustadora."
प्रति-यूरोपिया
Transliteration: prati-yuropiya
"यह उपन्यास एक भयानक प्रति-यूरोपिया का चित्रण करता है।"
反乌托邦
Transliteration: fǎn wū tuō bāng
"这部小说描绘了一个残酷的反乌托邦社会。"
반유토피아
Transliteration: ban-yutopia
"그 소설은 어두운 반유토피아적 미래를 그린다."
反ユートピア
Transliteration: han-yūtopia
"その映画は暗い反ユートピアを描いている。"
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