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Dystopia

Meaning in literature, with examples

nounCommon term

In literature, dystopia means: An imagined society marked by oppression or deeply harmful conditions.

In Turkish: distopya

How it is used

Use for imagined societies that expose social fears through their institutions and daily life.

Example sentences

  1. The novel's dystopia bans private gardens because every seed belongs to the state.

    Control over seeds makes oppression visible in an ordinary activity.

  2. Students compared the city in this dystopia with the peaceful village in the opening chapter.

    The contrast helps identify what makes the city harmful to its residents.

Common collocations

  • dystopian fiction
  • create a dystopia
  • fictionStories, such as novels and short stories, that describe imaginary events and people rather than real ones.
  • settingThe time and place in which a story happens, including its social background, historical period and atmosphere.

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