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

It’s as if Mr. Carpenter took the notorious 1975 headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead” to a dystopian extreme.

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"I have to consider, can I afford to be ill? And that feels quite dystopian to me."

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As I talked about this distribution center with my colleagues, I remarked that the dark side of the fence where the robots roam looked dystopian, like something out of “Black Mirror.”

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Cue the dystopian narrator for a counter ad: “Join the mission to protect America: Cancel Spotify.”

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It is just the latest bellwether for the state of our dystopian nation.

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