dystopian
/dɪsˈtoʊpiən/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of a dystopia; describing an imagined society that is very unpleasant or frightening.
- Many dystopian stories warn about the dangers of too much government control.
- The movie has a dystopian setting where the world is covered in smog.
- She enjoys reading dystopian novels because they make her think about the future.
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noun
- A person who believes that society is heading toward a dystopia, or a writer of dystopian fiction.
- The author is a well-known dystopian whose books are studied in schools.
- As a dystopian, he predicts that climate change will lead to a broken world.
- Dystopians often focus on the negative effects of technology on human freedom.