adj. dire; characterized by human suffering or misery
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adj. as bad as can be; characterized by human misery
adj. of or pertaining to or resembling a dystopia
Word Usage
"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."