# cacotopia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A dystopia; a worst possible world.

## Etymology
From caco- + -topia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”), by rebracketing utopia as eu- + -topia, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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