- Of or relating to a dystopia.
- Dire; grim: “AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village” (Susan Sontag).
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dys·to·pi·an (dĭs-tō'pē-ən)  |
| WordNet: dystopian |
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
Antonym: utopian (meaning #2)
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