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dys·to·pi·an

/disˈtōpēən/

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adjective

1. relating to or denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

   "the dystopian future of a society bereft of reason"

   Similar:

   nightmarish

   terrifying

   gloomy

   hellish

   Orwellian

   dystopic

   despotic

   tyrannical

   oppressive

   repressive

   dictatorial

   totalitarian

   authoritarian

   autocratic

   futuristic

   science fiction

   grimdark

   sci-fi

   Opposite:

   utopian

noun

1. a person who imagines or foresees a state or society where there is great suffering or injustice.

   "a lot of things those dystopians feared did not come true"

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