Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a dystopia.
- adjective Dire; grim.
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- adjective of or pertaining to a
dystopia - adjective
dire ; characterized by humansuffering ormisery
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- adjective as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
- adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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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.
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Magneto is the kind of character that is more commonly found in dystopian SciFi novels and more artist graphic novel offerings like the Watchmen.
Rumor: Magneto Spin-Off Shooting Next Year? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The outcome of the book, while almost overwhelmingly dystopian, is also the most fascinating perspective on the nature of humanity in a very long time.
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Either it's possible to write (and film) non-awful dystopian fiction, or "awful dystopian" is redundant.
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Part of what's called the dystopian genre, "Hunger Games" is set in a bleak futuristic world where the government forces teens to fight one another to the death as their parents look on, airs the battle on television and calls it a national holiday.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Understanding Why Teens Love Disaster, Distress And Dystopian Lit Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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Part of what's called the dystopian genre, "Hunger Games" is set in a bleak futuristic world where the government forces teens to fight one another to the death as their parents look on, airs the battle on television and calls it a national holiday.
Dr. Harold Koplewicz: Understanding Why Teens Love Disaster, Distress And Dystopian Lit Dr. Harold Koplewicz 2011
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Never Let Me Go, which I'd describe as dystopian were it not for the fact that it is set in a wholly recognisable
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I've got two ideas: one of which is a dystopian, which is a very hot genre right now.
Make It 2010
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For instance, George Orwell almost called his dystopian masterpiece
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