different between dysphoria vs dystopia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???????? (dusphoría, “excessive pain”), from ???????? (dúsphoros, “grievous”), from ???- (dus-, “bad”) + ???? (phér?, “I bear, carry”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?s-fôr?-?-?, IPA^(key): /d?s?f???i.?/
• Rhymes: -??ri?

Noun

dysphoria (countable and uncountable, plural dysphorias)

1. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
   • 1990, Martin B. Keller, Frances M. Sessa, Lauren P. Jones, Chapter 7: Chronic Depressive Disorders, Barry A. Edelstein, Michel Hersen, M.E. Thase (editors), Handbook of Outpatient Treatment of Adults: Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders, page 145,

     Chronic dysphoria can be secondary to a debilitating medical illness, a psychiatric disorder, or both (Akiskal, 1983).

   • 1994, Judith H. Gold, Premenstrual Dysphorias: Myths and Realities, page 249,

     As a result of the critical review of the literature by the Work Group on Late Luteal Phase Dysphoric Disorder (LLPDD), it was agreed that the studies reviewed support the view that the predominant feature of LLPDD is the dysphoria that occurs during the premenstrual period.

   • 2013, Michael W. Ross, 2: Psychovenereology: Psychological Aspects of AIDS and other Sexually Transmissible Diseases, David G. Ostrow (editor), Behavioral Aspects of AIDS, page 30,

     While the reason for the individual's dysphoria on realizing that he has an STD is a result of lack of acceptance of his sexual orientation, the basis is not religious, and the dysphoria not so pronounced.

Antonyms

• euphoria

Derived terms

• gender dysphoria

Related terms

• dysphoriant
• dysphoric

Translations

Anagrams

• hydropsia

English

Etymology

From dys- +? -topia, as if from Ancient Greek ???- (dus-, “bad”) + ????? (tópos, “place, region”) + -?? (-ía), based on utopia, with the privative prefix u- which is coined from the Greek ?? (ou, “not; no”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?d?s?t??p?i.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?to?pi.?/
• Rhymes: -??pi?

Noun

dystopia (countable and uncountable, plural dystopia or dystopias)

1. A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
   • 2014 December 11, Megan Willett, "The 16 Most Disappointing Places To Visit On Earth", Business Insider UK:

2. A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
3. (pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.

   The patient suffers from adrenal dystopia.

Synonyms

• (vision): cacotopia, kakotopia, anti-utopia
• (medical condition): ectopia, ectopy, heterotopia, malposition

Antonyms

• utopia

Derived terms

• dystopian
• dystopic

Translations

(*) The German word Dystopie is mainly used in the medical field.
(**) Is rarely used, instead the terms Anti-Utopia, Gegenutopie, or negative Utopie are used.

See also

• Orwellian

Anagrams

• atypoids

Finnish

Noun

dystopia

1. dystopia

Declension

Polish

Etymology

From English dystopia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??st?.p?a/

Noun

dystopia f

1. (film, literature) dystopia (vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) dystopiczny

Further reading

• dystopia in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• dystopia in Polish dictionaries at PWN