# dystopia

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈtəʊ.pi.ə/ · frequency rank #40,672

## Definitions
1. A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living or severe censorship, oppression, etc.
2. Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.

## Etymology
From dys- + -topia, as if from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía), based on utopia being reinterpreted as eu-topia.

## Easily confused with
- **dystopian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dystopia-vs-dystopian)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddystopia`, `dsytopia`, `dysotpia`, `dysstopia`, `dystoipa`, `dystopai`, `dystoppia`, `dystpoia`, `dysttopia`, `dytsopia`, `dyystopia`, `ydstopia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dystopia