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adj. - As bad as can be; Of or pertaining to an imaginary place which is depressingly wretched and whose people lead a fearful existence

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  • AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages
  • Either it's possible to write (and film) non-awful dystopian fiction, or "awful dystopian" is redundant.
  • The outcome of the book, while almost overwhelmingly dystopian, is also the most fascinating perspective on the nature of humanity in a very long time.
  • Despite my deep interest in dystopian societies, I only read 1984 this year, I have just started Brave New World and I have never read Lord of the Flies.
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