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dystopia

noun

dys·​to·​pia (ˌ)dis-ˈtō-pē-ə How to pronounce dystopia (audio)
1
: an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives
There's almost a flavor of science fiction to the scenes Chilson describes, as though he were giving us a glimpse into a 21st-century dystopia of mad egoism and hurtling hulks of metal. Adam Goodheart
Over the course of the movie, the late-60's ideal of togetherness turns into a dystopia of violence, revulsion and finally death. John Leland
2
: anti-utopia sense 2
writing a dystopia
… leaping across the century to the 1990's to attempt a dystopia about the disintegration of Australian democracy into startling, irreversible despotism. Pearl K. Bell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The prequel story is focused on 18-year-old Snow, who eventually becomes the tyrannical leader of the dystopia known as Panem. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022 Megan Giddings is a professor and novelist whose new book, The Women Could Fly, is set in a dystopia in which witches are real and single women are monitored by the government. The Week Staff, The Week, 15 Aug. 2022 The OlliOlli creators at Roll7 teamed up with Paul Rabbitte to bring his original vision to life, and it’s a combination of rollerskates, guns and dystopia that most wouldn’t dream of. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 17 Aug. 2022 Reading the story amid COVID-19, Machado’s description of an even-worse pandemic felt horribly uncanny, but so did the persistence of desire and heartache, which creep through the dystopia like a vine. Outside Online, 8 Oct. 2021 Margaret Atwood exemplified dystopia with her 1985 book, The Handmaid’s Tale, in which a theocratic dictatorship bars women from reading, writing, or controlling their own reproduction. Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 1 July 2022 Movistar Plus’ first original to explore global dystopia and Buendía Estudios’ first full production for the Telefonica Spanish pay TV operator. John Hopewell, Variety, 15 July 2022 Sci-fi often paints the future as an increasingly virtual dystopia. Peter Hemminger, Longreads, 22 Apr. 2022 Memory recollection boxes convert citizens’ memories to currency and surveillance drones menacingly roam the streets in this digital dystopia. Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

dys- + -topia (in utopia)

First Known Use

circa 1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dystopia was circa 1950

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