dystopian

American  

[dis-toh-pee-uhn] / dɪsˈtoʊ pi ən /

adjective

1. resembling or relating to a dystopia.

2. causing or characterized by an extreme amount of misery.

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noun

1. a person who lives in, describes, or advocates for a dystopia.

Example Sentences

Finally, there is Don’t Futurism, which originates in dystopian novels.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is the first foray into adult fiction for Silver, a British former actor and mental health nurse best known for his hit YA books including dystopian novel Happyhead and its sequel, Dead Happy.

From BBC

On December 17, 2015, "Ten Years" premiered in Hong Kong and showcased five dystopian vignettes -- including one directed by Chow -- at a time when many residents feared Beijing's growing political influence in the semi-autonomous city.

From Barron's

A Better Paradise is a dystopian vision of the near future in which an AI-led computer game goes rogue.

From BBC

Jacqueline Harpman’s “I Who Have Never Known Men,” recently reissued, is a dystopian story that had an unexpected chokehold on me.

From The Wall Street Journal