Noun
dystopia (countable and uncountable, plural dystopia or dystopias or dystopiae)
- A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
- Synonyms: cacotopia, anti-utopia
- Antonym: utopia
1978 November 19, Martin Amis, “A Stoked‐Up 1976”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:As novelist, he knows, too, that when he sees the future, it will not work—he will automatically be creating a “dystopia” (no one creates utopias any more: even the utopias of the past look like dystopias to us).
1997, Jeff Yang, Dina Gan, Terry Hong, the staff of A. Magazine, Eastern Standard Time: A Guide to Asian Influence on American Culture: from Astro Boy to Zen Buddhism, Mariner Books, →ISBN, page 57:2. FEAR OF TECHNOLOGY/THE BOMB/THE FUTURE—Progress run amok, either in the form of cybernetic creatures that turn against their masters, or future dystopiae in which society is controlled by technology.
1997, Jacqueline Foertsch, “The Bomb Next Door: Four Postwar Alterapocalyptics”, in Genre, page 346:Erich Fromm, who has commented on 1984 and other dystopiae in postmodern literature discovers a mechanized dystopia in the text of existence itself in the ’50s and ’60s—a “technological nightmare” that had turned people into zombies and made the darkest alternative to “boring aliveness” seem attractive.
2003, Judith Fitzgerald, Adagios: Iphigenia’s Song, Oberon Press, →ISBN, page 50:Recollections tattooed with stiletto reasons and a sorrowful slant of light admitting of dystopiae already petrified in progress.
2003, Luciano Pellicani, Revolutionary Apocalypse: Ideological Roots of Terrorism, Westport, Conn., London: Praeger, →ISBN, page 233:Its function is to legitimate that particular form of moral tribalism based on the “pedagogy of hatred” that [Evgeny] Zamiatin and [George] Orwell described so brilliantly in their dystopiae.
2014 December 11, Megan Willett-Wei, “The 16 Most Disappointing Places To Visit On Earth”, in Business Insider:But you get to the beach via monorail and you get to the sand and look out to the ocean and all you see is oil tankers and factories spewing smoke on the horizon. It was like some sort of futuristic dystopia.
2017, Kim Newman, Kim Newman’s Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews, Titan Books, →ISBN:Like many dystopiae, it ends up with the lead characters wandering into a sylvan wilderness (an English wood) away from the nasty city.
- A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
- (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
- Synonyms: ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, malposition
The patient suffers from adrenal dystopia.
1899, Joshua M. Van Cott, Jr., “Pathology of the Fœtus—Anomalies of the Fœtus”, in Charles Jewett, editor, The Practice of Obstetrics by American Authors, New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea Brothers & Co., part V (Pathology of Pregnancy), page 325:2. Dystopiæ of separate organs.
1930 January 16, The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 202, number 3, page 126, column 1:Davis, J. E. (J. Urol., Vol. xx-155, 1928), writing on the surgical pathology of malformation in the kidneys and ureters, classifies these anomalies into three groups: (a) anomalies of position (dystopiae).
1968, Walter Ritter, Kraniofaziale Dysplasien und Störungen der Zahnentwicklung:While harelips were mostly associated with dystopiae of the incisor teeth, median jaw fusion was accompanied by characteristic dental fusion.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdystopiɑ/, [ˈdys̠to̞ˌpiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): dys‧to‧pi‧a
Noun
dystopia
- dystopia
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of dystopia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) |
nominative |
dystopia |
dystopiat |
genitive |
dystopian |
dystopioiden dystopioitten |
partitive |
dystopiaa |
dystopioita |
illative |
dystopiaan |
dystopioihin |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
dystopia |
dystopiat |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopia |
dystopiat |
gen. |
dystopian |
genitive |
dystopian |
dystopioiden dystopioitten dystopiain rare |
partitive |
dystopiaa |
dystopioita |
inessive |
dystopiassa |
dystopioissa |
elative |
dystopiasta |
dystopioista |
illative |
dystopiaan |
dystopioihin |
adessive |
dystopialla |
dystopioilla |
ablative |
dystopialta |
dystopioilta |
allative |
dystopialle |
dystopioille |
essive |
dystopiana |
dystopioina |
translative |
dystopiaksi |
dystopioiksi |
abessive |
dystopiatta |
dystopioitta |
instructive |
— |
dystopioin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
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dystopiani |
dystopiani |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopiani |
dystopiani |
gen. |
dystopiani |
genitive |
dystopiani |
dystopioideni dystopioitteni dystopiaini rare |
partitive |
dystopiaani |
dystopioitani |
inessive |
dystopiassani |
dystopioissani |
elative |
dystopiastani |
dystopioistani |
illative |
dystopiaani |
dystopioihini |
adessive |
dystopiallani |
dystopioillani |
ablative |
dystopialtani |
dystopioiltani |
allative |
dystopialleni |
dystopioilleni |
essive |
dystopianani |
dystopioinani |
translative |
dystopiakseni |
dystopioikseni |
abessive |
dystopiattani |
dystopioittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | dystopioineni |
second-person singular possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
dystopiasi |
dystopiasi |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopiasi |
dystopiasi |
gen. |
dystopiasi |
genitive |
dystopiasi |
dystopioidesi dystopioittesi dystopiaisi rare |
partitive |
dystopiaasi |
dystopioitasi |
inessive |
dystopiassasi |
dystopioissasi |
elative |
dystopiastasi |
dystopioistasi |
illative |
dystopiaasi |
dystopioihisi |
adessive |
dystopiallasi |
dystopioillasi |
ablative |
dystopialtasi |
dystopioiltasi |
allative |
dystopiallesi |
dystopioillesi |
essive |
dystopianasi |
dystopioinasi |
translative |
dystopiaksesi |
dystopioiksesi |
abessive |
dystopiattasi |
dystopioittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | dystopioinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
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plural |
nominative |
dystopiamme |
dystopiamme |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopiamme |
dystopiamme |
gen. |
dystopiamme |
genitive |
dystopiamme |
dystopioidemme dystopioittemme dystopiaimme rare |
partitive |
dystopiaamme |
dystopioitamme |
inessive |
dystopiassamme |
dystopioissamme |
elative |
dystopiastamme |
dystopioistamme |
illative |
dystopiaamme |
dystopioihimme |
adessive |
dystopiallamme |
dystopioillamme |
ablative |
dystopialtamme |
dystopioiltamme |
allative |
dystopiallemme |
dystopioillemme |
essive |
dystopianamme |
dystopioinamme |
translative |
dystopiaksemme |
dystopioiksemme |
abessive |
dystopiattamme |
dystopioittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | dystopioinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
dystopianne |
dystopianne |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopianne |
dystopianne |
gen. |
dystopianne |
genitive |
dystopianne |
dystopioidenne dystopioittenne dystopiainne rare |
partitive |
dystopiaanne |
dystopioitanne |
inessive |
dystopiassanne |
dystopioissanne |
elative |
dystopiastanne |
dystopioistanne |
illative |
dystopiaanne |
dystopioihinne |
adessive |
dystopiallanne |
dystopioillanne |
ablative |
dystopialtanne |
dystopioiltanne |
allative |
dystopiallenne |
dystopioillenne |
essive |
dystopiananne |
dystopioinanne |
translative |
dystopiaksenne |
dystopioiksenne |
abessive |
dystopiattanne |
dystopioittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | dystopioinenne |
third-person possessor |
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
dystopiansa |
dystopiansa |
accusative |
nom. |
dystopiansa |
dystopiansa |
gen. |
dystopiansa |
genitive |
dystopiansa |
dystopioidensa dystopioittensa dystopiainsa rare |
partitive |
dystopiaansa |
dystopioitaan dystopioitansa |
inessive |
dystopiassaan dystopiassansa |
dystopioissaan dystopioissansa |
elative |
dystopiastaan dystopiastansa |
dystopioistaan dystopioistansa |
illative |
dystopiaansa |
dystopioihinsa |
adessive |
dystopiallaan dystopiallansa |
dystopioillaan dystopioillansa |
ablative |
dystopialtaan dystopialtansa |
dystopioiltaan dystopioiltansa |
allative |
dystopialleen dystopiallensa |
dystopioilleen dystopioillensa |
essive |
dystopianaan dystopianansa |
dystopioinaan dystopioinansa |
translative |
dystopiakseen dystopiaksensa |
dystopioikseen dystopioiksensa |
abessive |
dystopiattaan dystopiattansa |
dystopioittaan dystopioittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | dystopioineen dystopioinensa |
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɨsˈtɔ.pja/
- Rhymes: -ɔpja
- Syllabification: dys‧to‧pia
Noun
dystopia f
- (film, literature) dystopia (vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society)
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
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singular |
plural |
nominative |
dystopia |
dystopie |
genitive |
dystopii |
dystopii/dystopij (archaic) |
dative |
dystopii |
dystopiom |
accusative |
dystopię |
dystopie |
instrumental |
dystopią |
dystopiami |
locative |
dystopii |
dystopiach |
vocative |
dystopio |
dystopie |
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Further reading
- dystopia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- dystopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN