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Where does “dystopia” come from?

Dystopia comes from English dys- combined with utopia, which derives from Ancient Greek τόπος meaning place, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ-.

dystopia (English): A vision of a future that is a corrupted utopian...

Definitions

  1. A vision of a future that is a corrupted utopian...

Ancestry of “dystopia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτόποςplace, location; topic; commonplace; position,...

Words derived from “dystopia”

  • dystopian
  • dystopic
  • dystopianism
  • dystopically
  • antidystopian
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