ClimateAugust 15, 2026

dystopic

dis-TOP-ik

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of a society characterized by great suffering, oppression, or misery, often used to describe a grim or nightmarish future.

Etymology

The word is derived from the Greek prefix 'dys-' (meaning bad or difficult) and the word 'utopia' (coined by Thomas More from Greek 'ou', meaning no, and 'topos', meaning place). It essentially describes a 'bad place' or a society that has gone terribly wrong.

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