Dystopic vs. Dystopia — What's the Difference?

(pathology) Characterised by dystopia

A dystopia (from Ancient Greek δυσ- "bad, hard" and τόπος "place"; alternatively cacotopia or simply anti-utopia) is a fictional community or society that is undesirable or frightening. It is often treated as an antonym of utopia, a term that was coined by Sir Thomas More and figures as the title of his best known work, published in 1516, which created a blueprint for an ideal society with minimal crime, violence and poverty.

Dystopian

An imaginary place or state in which the condition of life is extremely bad, as from deprivation, oppression, or terror.

A work describing such a place or state

A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.

A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.

(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.

State in which the condition of life is extremely bad as from deprivation or oppression or terror

A work of fiction describing an imaginary place where life is extremely bad because of deprivation or oppression or terror