Definition of dystopia
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: an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives
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That certainly underlines the point that this dystopia is horrific, and provides shock and gore on a par with Game of Thrones.
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Spielberg’s new blockbuster is adapted from Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel of the same name, which imagines a near-future in which overpopulation and climate change have turned America into a bleak dystopia.
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Krasinski's third directing effort, which stars himself and wife Emily Blunt is about a family in a future dystopia populated by violent creatures with extremely acute hearing.
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Below, Brewer opens up about her character's terrifying trajectory, getting inside her mind and coping with dystopia in Trump's America.
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Erik Hagerman’s dream world is a private utopia which would, if widely copied, produce a public dystopia.
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The light tone and snappy adventure plot pull us through, reminding audiences that this is a story about hope and heroism, not dystopia.
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There are some robots, a lot of Blade Runner–esque neon lights littered around the city, and a very vague sense of dystopia in the air.
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One of the biggest and buzziest new additions to the TV landscape last year was Hulu’s extraordinary adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale, which reimagines Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel as a frighteningly plausible modern-day dystopia.
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Origin and Etymology of dystopia
New Latin, from dys- + -topia (as in utopia)
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First Known Use: circa 1950
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of dystopia for English Language Learners
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: an imaginary place where people are unhappy and usually afraid because they are not treated fairly
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