Word for the day dystopia

[Josiah]

dystopia



[dis-toh-pee-uh]
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noun

1.a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.


"Utopian" describes a society that's conceived to be perfect. Dystopian is the exact opposite — it describes a society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible.

 

[Falcon]

Thanks for that one Josiah. We may be seeing more of that these days with what we have in Washington.

 

[Vivjen]

Sounds unpleasant; although we could be getting there....