brave new world

noun

: a situation or area of activity that is created by the development of something completely new and different

Full Definition of BRAVE NEW WORLD

: a future world, situation, or development; also : a recent development or recently changed situation

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from the dystopian novel Brave New World (1932) by Aldous Huxley

First Known Use: 1933

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