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dystopian

adjective

As bad as can be; characterized by human misery

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
N
Contains
YS
Scrabble score
15

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪs.ˈtoʊ.pi.ən

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. As bad as can be; characterized by human misery

    “{'source': 'Susan Sontag', 'text': 'AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages'}”

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia

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Example Sentences

{'source': 'Susan Sontag', 'text': 'AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages'}

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