dystopian
adjective
uk/dɪsˈtəʊ.pi.ən/us/dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ən/relatingto a verybadorunfairsocietyin which there is a lot ofsuffering,especiallyanimaginarysocietyin thefuture, or to thedescriptionof such asociety:
ShementionedMargaret Atwood's dystopiannovel"The Handmaid's Tale," in whichfertileyoungwomen areenslavedasreproductiveservants.
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- George Orwell,authorof theclassicdystopiannovel"1984"
- Dystopianbooksandmovieshave been asci-fistaplefordecades.
- Theplayis set in a dystopiansocietyin which twopolicemenareinvestigatingastringofhorrificcrimesinvolvingchildren.
- Thenovelis set in a dystopianfuturein anAmericawhoseinfrastructurehas beenreducedtorubble.
Society - general words
- amenity
- civilization
- civilized
- consumer society
- culturomics
- digital divide
- non-segregated
- non-segregation
- non-utility
- pluralism
- pluralist
- socially
- societal
- society
- socio-
- sociocultural
- sociolinguistic
- superstructure
- uncivilized
- utility
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Making people sad, shocked and upset