dystopia

dystopia
  an imaginary, wretched, dehumanized, dismal, fearful, bad, oppressive place or landscape, often initiated by a major world crisis (post-war destruction) coupled with, an oppressive government, crime, abnormal behavior, etc.; the opposite of utopia (a state of ideal perfection); see also nihilism
  Example: the worlds of Metropolis (1927), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), A Clockwork Orange (1971), the comedy Sleeper (1973), Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1979), Blade Runner (1982) (pictured) and 1984 (1984)

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