dystopian
CEFR: C1
Depicting an imagined oppressive, totalitarian, or environmentally ruined society of extreme suffering and dehumanization.
Synonyms
- anti-utopian
- totalitarian ruin
Common Collocations
- dystopian future
- dystopian literature
- dystopian nightmare
Example Sentence
Classic dystopian novels caution against unchecked state surveillance and the erosion of individual civil liberties.