"cacotopia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cacotopias [plural]
Etymology: caco- + -topia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + τόπος (“place”), by rebracketing utopia as eu- + -topia, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|caco-|-topia}} caco- + -topia, {{af|en|grc:κακός<t:bad>|τόπος<t:place>}} Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + τόπος (“place”), {{glossary|rebracketing}} rebracketing, {{af|en|eu-|-topia}} eu- + -topia, {{der|en|grc|εὐ-||good}} Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cacotopia (plural cacotopias)
  1. A dystopia; a worst possible world. Synonyms: kakotopia

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