Etymology

anti-utopia

Today it means: A world that is the opposite of a utopia, i.e. flawed and maximally unpleasant. Full definition →

English utopia ← New Latin Ūtopia ← Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos)
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  1. Englishanti-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐ (ou)
  3. Ancient Greekτόπος (tópos)
  4. New LatinŪtopia
  5. Englishutopia
  6. English todayanti-utopia

From anti- + utopia.

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