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 distraction
synonym holocaust and ice age
dehumanized
(verb) deprived of basic human rights and life essentials
synonym: deprive, brutalize,deplore
surveillance
(noun) close observation, especially of a suspected spy or criminal.
synonym: view, watch, observation
oppressive
( noun)unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
synonym: harsh, cruel,brutal
avarice
(noun) extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
synonym: greed,acquisitiveness,cupidity
anarchy
(noun) a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority.
synonym: lawlessness,revolution,mobocracy
peace
(noun) freedom from disturbance; tranquility.
synonym: tranquility,calm,order
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.
synonym:leftism,syndicalism,utopia socialism
dissent
(noun) the expression or holding of opinions at variance with those previously, commonly, or officially held.
synonym: disagreement,arguments,demur
civil unrest
(noun) a gathering of three or more people, in reaction to an event, with the intention of causing a public disturbance in violation of the law
synonym: rebellion. dissatisfaction. protest. turmoil.
tyranny
(noun)cruel and oppressive government or rule
synonym: despotism, totalitarianism
dystopia
(noun)an imagined state or society in which there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.
Synonym: antiutopia.
apocalypse.
utopia
an imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect.
synonym:heaven, paradise,idyll
totalitarian
relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
synonym:one party-,repressive,absolute