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dys·to·pi·an (dĭs-tōʹpē-ən)
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1. Of or relating to a dystopia.2. Dire; grim: “AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village” (Susan Sontag).
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dystopian — 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
dystopian — adjective 1. of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia • Pertains to noun: ↑dystopia • Derivationally related forms: ↑dystopia 2. as bad as can be; characterized by human misery AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages… … Useful english dictionary
dystopian — adjective see dystopia … New Collegiate Dictionary
dystopian — adjective /dɪs.ˈto(ʊ).pi.ʌn/ a) of or pertaining to a dystopia b) dire; characterized by human suffering or misery … Wiktionary
dystopian — adj. dire, dreadful, terrible, frightful, awful; of or pertaining to a dystopia, characterized by human misery … English contemporary dictionary
dystopian — dys·to·pi·an … English syllables
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