Bonus Word of the Day for Wednesday, March 18th – dystopian

dys·to·pi·an /disˈtōpēənadjective

  1. relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.”the dystopian future of a society bereft of reason”

dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- “bad” and τόπος “place”; alternatively, cacotopia,[1] kakotopia, or simply anti-utopia) is a community or society that is undesirable or frightening.[2][3] It is translated as “bad place” and is an antonym of utopia, a term that was coined by Sir Thomas More and figures as the title of his best known work, published 1516, a blueprint for an ideal society with minimal crime, violence and poverty.

Published by David Lee Moser

I am a sixty-three year old semi-retired elementary and middle school science teacher.

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