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

If he’s not sure about a townhouse in a dystopian housing development, he too can say no.

From MarketWatch

Those books sometimes get written off just because they were so insanely popular and then triggered this huge wave of dystopian fiction, so everything tends to get lumped together.

From Salon

Like much science fiction in the arts, the film paints a dystopian view of our future years.

From BBC

That all sounds pretty dark, but Moss said the series will somehow be a “fantastic palate-cleanser” after the close of her dystopian drama “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

From Los Angeles Times

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

From The Wall Street Journal