Definition of "dystopian" []

• Of or relating to a dystopia. (adjective)
• Dire; grim: "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village” ( Susan Sontag). (adjective)

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• "Despite my deep interest in dystopian societies, I only read 1984 this year, I have just started Brave New World and I have never read Lord of the Flies."
• "I realized that he's right, it's easy to write (and think) in dystopian terms, and it's harder to be both optimistic and realistic -- or, inspiring, even -- about the future."
• "Magneto is the kind of character that is more commonly found in dystopian SciFi novels and more artist graphic novel offerings like the Watchmen."