dystopian lit #1

Propaganda

Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

Conditioning

The process of training or accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances

Devolve

To degenerate through a gradual change or evolution

Indoctrination

The process of teaching a person or group to accept a set of beliefs uncritically

Pseudo

Not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false

Censorship

The suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security

Surveillance

Close observation, the careful and continuous watching of a person or group

Anarchy

A state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority or other controlling systems

Martial Law

Military government, involving the suspension of ordinary law

Gaslighting

manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity or powers of reasoning

Distort

To twist something out of its original shape, form, or meaning

Compulsion

An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

Saturate

To fill up completely with something

Transfix

To make someone motionless with awe or terror

Automation

The use of machines and automatic equipment in a production process

Sociopolitical

Relating to the combination or interaction of social and political factors

Totalitarianism

Absolute and total control by the state

Industrialization

The process by which the economy of a region shifts away from agriculture and toward manufacturing

Eradicate

To end or destroy something completely

Peril

Serious and immediate danger