"dystopian" meaning in English

See dystopian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪsˈtoʊ.pi.ən/ [General-American] Forms: more dystopian [comparative], most dystopian [superlative]
Etymology: From dystopia + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dystopia|an}} dystopia + -an Head templates: {{en-adj}} dystopian (comparative more dystopian, superlative most dystopian)
  1. Of or pertaining to a dystopia. Categories (topical): Utopian and dystopian fiction Translations (pertaining to a dystopia): malutopia (Esperanto), dystopinen (Finnish), dystopique (French), contre-utopique (French), dystopiste (French), contre-utopiste (French), δυστοπικός (dystopikós) (Greek), distopico (Italian), ویرانشهری (virân-šahri) (Persian), distópico [masculine] (Portuguese), distopic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), distópico (Spanish), dystopisk (Swedish), distopik (Turkish), dystopaidd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-dystopian-en-adj-XHmUh0GL Disambiguation of Utopian and dystopian fiction: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a dystopia': 98 2
  2. Dire; characterized by human suffering or misery. Categories (topical): Genres
    Sense id: en-dystopian-en-adj-ftQaxy2u Disambiguation of Genres: 36 64 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 4 96 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antidystopian, dystopianism
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