0 relating to a very bad or unfair society in which there is a lot of suffering, especially an imaginary society in the future, or to the description of such a society:
Dystopian books and movies have been a sci-fi staple for decades.
The play is set in a dystopian society in which two policemen are investigating a string of horrific crimes involving children.
The novel is set in a dystopian future in an America whose infrastructure has been reduced to rubble.
