dystopian

adj
/dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ən/US

Etymology

From dystopia + -an.

  1. derived from δυσ-
  2. suffixed as dystopian — “dystopia + an

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a dystopia.

    • In my book Britain has actually worked out how it wants to leave and the EU is preparing a new constitution as a result. The real Brexit is actually much more dystopian.
    • He kept thinking about an episode of “Black Mirror,” the British dystopian anthology series, in which the characters rate everyone they interact with on a scale of 1 to 5 stars. (It doesn’t end well.)
  2. Dire

    Dire; characterized by human suffering or misery.

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