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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAntitopía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: an.ti.toˈpi.a
"La novela presenta una antitopía donde la opresión es la norma."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fictional society that is undesirable or frightening, often used in literature and political discourse.
"In her novel, the author depicts an antitopia where freedom is a distant memory." - 2
A dystopian society characterized by oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society.
"The film portrays an antitopia where technology is used to suppress individuality."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'antitopia' is derived from the prefix 'anti-', meaning 'against' or 'opposite', and 'topia', from the Greek 'topos', meaning 'place'. It emerged in the 20th century as a counter-concept to 'utopia', reflecting societies that are undesirable or frightening.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antitopia" is said worldwide
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Antitopie
Transliteration: ɑ̃.ti.tɔ.pi
"Dans son livre, l'auteur explore une antitopie où la liberté est absente."
Antitopie
Transliteration: an.tiˈtoː.pi.e
"Der Film zeigt eine Antitopie, in der die Menschen unterdrückt werden."
Antitopia
Transliteration: an.tiˈto.pja
"Nel suo romanzo, l'autore descrive un'antitopia in cui la speranza è svanita."
Antitopía
Transliteration: an.ti.toˈpi.a
"La novela presenta una antitopía donde la opresión es la norma."
Antitopia
Transliteration: an.tiˈto.pi.a
"O autor descreve uma antitopia em que a liberdade foi perdida."
विपरीत स्थान
Transliteration: viparīt sthān
"उपन्यास में एक विपरीत स्थान का चित्रण किया गया है जहाँ स्वतंत्रता नहीं है।"
反乌托邦
Transliteration: fǎn wū tuō bāng
"小说描绘了一个反乌托邦的社会，充满了压迫。"
반유토피아
Transliteration: ban-yutopia
"소설은 반유토피아 사회를 묘사합니다."
反ユートピア
Transliteration: han-yūtopiā
"小説は反ユートピアの社会を描写しています。"
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