right-click the word, select dictioniary ... oh wait, that's just on my mac
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dystopia |disˈtōpēə|
noun
an imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. The opposite of Utopia .
DERIVATIVES
dystopian |dəˈstoʊpiən| adjective & noun
ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from dys- [bad] + Utopia .
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Thanks for starting this thread, fickbot. I remember really enjoying
Sliders, not sure when I stopped watching. But I like alternate history movies too, so it's great to get a few recommendations for future reads.