dystopia
noun
a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
dystopianism
-
a word derived from
dystopia.
Example Sentences
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The pull between utopianism and dystopianism has allowed for very little middle ground.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2020
But rights-based dystopianism also led to the creation of a subgenre of dystopian fiction: bleak futures for bobby-soxers.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
The argument of dystopianism is that perfection comes at the cost of freedom.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
It’s true — the outer dystopia is the thugs and living in your car; the inner dystopia is the Consilience/Positron project, so there are layers of utopianism and dystopianism, sort of like an Easter egg.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2015
Then he peels out from this hint of rare dystopianism and returns to his role as the evangelist of fun, vowing that each new California will get to pick its own state bird.
From BusinessWeek ● Jul. 31, 2014
