dystopia
/dɪsˈtəʊpiə/noun
उच्चारण डिस्टोपिअ
अंधकारमय काल्पनिक समाज, दुःस्वप्न-लोक, उत्पीड़न से भरी कल्पित दुनिया
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an imaginary place or state in which everything is as bad as it can be, especially one in which people are controlled and oppressed; a work describing such a place
अंधकारमय काल्पनिक समाज, दुःस्वप्न-लोक, उत्पीड़न से भरी कल्पित दुनिया
- Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' describes a dystopia in which the state watches everyone.
- The film imagines a dystopia where water is sold by the glass.
- The novel portrays a dystopia where books are banned.
+ 2 more examples
- Many science fiction films show a future dystopia of pollution and war.
- The students wrote essays on a dystopia of their own.
Synonyms nightmare world hell on earth anti-utopia
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
dys·to·pia
⌂Word origin and word building
Dys- means bad (dysentery, dyslexia); u- in utopia means 'no place'.
Dys- का अर्थ बुरा है (dysentery, dyslexia); utopia में u- का अर्थ 'कोई जगह नहीं' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An imaginary place where everything is bad is a dystopia; where everything is perfect, a utopia.
'जहाँ सब कुछ बुरा हो ऐसी काल्पनिक जगह' dystopia; 'जहाँ सब कुछ आदर्श हो' utopia।
General knowledge
Literature: 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', 'Brave New World', 'The Handmaid's Tale'.
साहित्य में 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', 'Brave New World', 'The Handmaid's Tale'।