Dystopia

/dɪsˈtoʊpiə/ noun

An imagined bad or evil society, especially in literature, where conditions are terrible and people suffer under oppressive systems.

Coined in the 19th century as the opposite of 'utopia.' It combines 'dys-' (bad) with 'topos' (place), creating a mirror image of Thomas More's 1516 'utopia' (good place).

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