Dystopia (Noun)

Meaning ¹

State in which the conditions of life are extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

• The novel depicted a dystopia where the government controlled every aspect of people's lives.
• After the war, the city had descended into a dystopia of poverty and violence.
• The movie portrayed a dystopia where climate change had ravaged the planet and humans lived in a desolate wasteland.
• The dictator's regime had turned the country into a dystopia of fear and oppression.
• In the classic sci-fi novel, the protagonist fought against a dystopia where corporations had replaced governments and exploited humans for profit.

Antonyms

• Utopia

Related Words

• Dystopian (adjective)

Meaning ²

A work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.