Dystopian Unit Flashcards
Propaganda
“Noun”
Bias or misleading information to promote a political cause or point of view
synonym: brainwashing
Apocalypse
“Noun”
A world ending event, total destruction
Synonym: final battle
Dehumanize
“Verb”
Deprive of positive human qualities
“Synonym: Damage
Surveillance
“Noun”
close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
Watch, view, observation
Oppressive
“Adjective”
unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
Harsh, cruel, brutal
Avarice
“Noun”
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
greed, acquisitiveness, cupidity
Anarchy
“Noun”
A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
Lawlessness
Peace
:Noun”
Freedom from disturbance; tranquility
tranquility, calm, calmness
Socialism
“noun”
a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
leftism
Dissent
“Noun”
the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
Disagreement
Civil unrest
“Noun”
fighting between different groups of people living in the same country, and losses caused by this fighting are usually not covered by insurance.
rebellion, dissatisfaction, protest, turmoil
Tyranny
“Noun”
Cruel and oppressive government or rule
Despotism, absolutism
Dystopia
“Noun”
an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
anti-utopia, apocalypse
Utopia
“noun”
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
Paradise, heaven
Totalitarian
“Adjective”
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Authoritarian, autocratic
