dystopian

Thân thiện

A dystopian novel often depicts a bleak future society.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • As bad as can be; characterized by human misery: Describes a state or condition that is extremely bad, marked by suffering, deprivation, oppression, or terror.
   • Of, pertaining to, or resembling a dystopia: Relating to an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice, typically one that is totalitarian or post-apocalyptic.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The novel depicts a dystopian future where freedom of thought is forbidden.
  • Many films explore dystopian societies ruled by oppressive regimes.
  • Her essay analyzed the dystopian elements in modern political rhetoric.

Advanced Usage

• "Dystopian vision/future": A pessimistic or terrifying imagined future for society.
  • The author's dystopian vision warns of the dangers of unchecked technology.
• "Dystopian fiction/literature": A genre of storytelling set in such undesirable societies.
  • "1984" by George Orwell is a classic of dystopian literature.

Variants and Related Words

• Dystopia (n): The imagined state or society itself that is frightening and oppressive.
  • The film is set in a bleak dystopia.
• Dystopianism (n): The qualities or themes characteristic of dystopias.
  • The dystopianism in her writing reflects contemporary anxieties.

Synonyms

• Apocalyptic: Involving or predicting widespread destruction.
• Bleak: Lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness; grim.
• Oppressive: Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint.

Antonyms

• Utopian: Modeled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.
• Ideal: Satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable.
• Elysian: Relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
   • AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages- Susan Sontag
2. of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia