dystopian unit Flashcards
propaganda
(noun) biased or misleading information to promote a cause or point of view
synonym: brainwashing
apocalypse
(noun) an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale.
synonym: holocaust or ice age
dehumanize
(verb) deprive of positive human qualities.
synonym: deplore
surveillance
(noun) close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
synonym: observation
oppressive
(adjective) unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
synonym: harsh or cruel
avarice
(noun) extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
synonym: greed or meanness
anarchy
(noun) a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
synonym: lawlessness or riot
peace
(noun) freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
synonym: calm or silence
socialism
(noun) policy or practice based on the political and economic theory of socialism.
synonym: leftism
dissent
(noun) the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
synonym: disagreement
civil unrest
(noun) riots, demonstrations, threatening individuals or assemblies that have become disruptive.
synonym: protest
tyranny
(noun) cruel and oppressive government or rule.
synonym: reign of terror
dystopia
(noun) an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
synonym: apocalypse
utopia
(noun) an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
synonym: heaven
totalitarian
(adjective) relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
synonym: dictatorship
