dystopia A dystopia is the vision of a society that is the opposite of utopia.A dystopian society is a state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad,characterized by human misery,poverty,oppression,violence,disease, and/or pollution.[dystopia ◼ A dystopia is the vision of a society that is the opposite of utopia. A dystopian society is a state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad, characterized by human misery, poverty, oppression, violence, disease, and/or pollution.[