cacotopia

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cacotopia

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From caco- + -topia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”), by rebracketing utopia as eu- + -topia, from Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-, “good”).

noun cacotopias · kakotopia

A dystopia; the worst possible world.

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"cacotopia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cacotopia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cacotopia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cacotopia

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"cacotopia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cacotopia.

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@misc{cacotopia_2026,
  title = {cacotopia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cacotopia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}