dystopian

[dis-toh-pee-uhn]

adjective

1. resembling or relating to a dystopia.

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

At 88, in his first novel in more than a decade, Pynchon turns not to dystopian modern America, but to the comforts of noir fiction.

From Los Angeles Times

The dramatic but highly produced scenes in the video prompted condemnation online, with social media users calling it dystopian and "humiliating".

From BBC

As smoke quickly darkens the day and the unstoppable, town-hopping fire hems in the bus, cutting off routes, the journey takes a dystopian turn, raising the stakes and alarm levels to unimaginable heights.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, this year's contenders include wealth satire The White Lotus, Star Wars spin-off Andor, dystopian drama Paradise and sci-fi thriller Severance.

From BBC

One role that did fall within his zone of comfort was a part in 2Pac’s dystopian music video for “California Love,” where his character is introduced as “Monster” by a high-pitched Chris Tucker.

From Los Angeles Times