what does dystopian mean
Top definition. dystopian. A dystopia (alternatively anti-utopia) is the antithesis of a utopian society. A dystopian society is usually characterized by an authoritarian or totalitarian form of government, or some other kind of oppressive social control. An anti-utopian society where, instead of a paradise, everything has gone wrong in the attempt to create a perfect society.
Dystopian is the exact opposite â it describes an imaginary society that is as dehumanizing and as unpleasant as possible. George Orwell's Animal Farm, for example, describes a dystopian society in which Napoleon, a pig, represents Joseph Stalin in a farmyard satire on Stalinist Russia and how power corrupts. Other famous dystopian authors include Aldous Huxley, Kurt Vonnegut, and Ray Bradbury.