- dystopia
- A negative utopia : a place where instead of all being well, all is not well. Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and George Orwell's 1984 are the best-known fictional examples.
Philosophy dictionary. Academic. 2011.
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Dystopia — Логотип модификации Разработчики Puny Human Games Издатель Steam … Википедия
Dystopia — ist die lateinische Bezeichnung des Begriffs Dystopie. Es bezeichnet außerdem: Dystopia (Computerspiel), Modifikation zum Ego Shooter Half Life 2 Dystopia (Comic), Comic im Manga Stil Dystopia (Band), amerikanische Band … Deutsch Wikipedia
dystopia — imaginary bad place, 1868, apparently coined by J.S. Mill ( Hansard Commons ), from Gk. dys bad, abnormal, difficult (see DYS (Cf. dys )) + UTOPIA (Cf. utopia). Related: Dystopian … Etymology dictionary
dystopia — ► NOUN ▪ an imaginary place or society in which everything is bad. DERIVATIVES dystopian adjective & noun. ORIGIN from DYS (Cf. ↑dys ) + UTOPIA(Cf. ↑Utopia) … English terms dictionary
dystopia — [dis tō′pē ə] n. [ DYS + (U)TOPIA ] ☆ 1. a hypothetical place, society, or situation in which conditions and the quality of life are dreadful 2. a novel or other work depicting a dystopian society or place: Cf. UTOPIA dystopian adj … English World dictionary
Dystopia — For other uses, see Dystopia (disambiguation). A dystopia (from Ancient Greek: δυσ , bad, ill , and Ancient Greek: τόπος, place, landscape ; alternatively cacotopia,[1] or anti utopia) is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state … Wikipedia
Dystopia — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Dystopia peut faire référence à plusieurs choses : dystopia est un mot anglais dont la traduction française est dystopie ; Dystopia est un… … Wikipédia en Français
dystopia — UK [dɪsˈtəʊpɪə] / US [dɪsˈtoʊpɪə] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms dystopia : singular dystopia plural dystopias an imaginary place or situation in which everything in society is extremely bad … English dictionary
dystopia — noun /ˈdɪsˌtəʊpɪiə/ a) A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society The patient suffers from adrenal dystopia. b) State in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or… … Wiktionary
Dystopia (Computerspiel) — Dystopia (dys) Spiel / Engine: Half Life 2 / Source Engine Typ: Total Conversion Genre … Deutsch Wikipedia
Dystopia (disambiguation) — Dystopia is an antithesis of utopia. It is how reality is. It may also refer to:In computer gaming: * Dystopia (computer game), a Half Life 2 modificationIn music: *Dystopia (band), a sludge metal/crust punk band:* Dystopia (Dystopia album), the… … Wikipedia
