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deutopianization

deutopianization noun: making something less of a utopia, or not a utopia; making something more real, and less ideal.

Noun

deutopianization (usually uncountable, plural deutopianizations)

  1. (usually) making something less of a utopia, or not a utopia; making something more real, and less ideal
    • "In the atmosphere of demystification and deutopianization, in the impetus towards repentance and recollection, we break with a tradition of Utopian thinking which has held us in thrall for 300 years."1991, Susan Richards, Epics of Everyday Life: 2encounters in a Changing Russia

Forms of deutopianization

pluraldeutopianizations

Origin of deutopianization

From de- + utopianization.

Questions about deutopianization

What does deutopianization mean?
Deutopianization means making something less of a utopia, or not a utopia; making something more real, and less ideal.
What part of speech is deutopianization?
Deutopianization is a noun.
What is the plural of deutopianization?
The plural of deutopianization is deutopianizations.

Words near deutopianization in the dictionary

  1. deuton
  2. deutons
  3. deutonymph
  4. deutonymphal
  5. deutonymphs
  6. deutopianization
  7. deutopianizations
  8. deutoplasm
  9. deutoplasmic
  10. deutoplasms
  11. deutoplastic

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