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wilderness
/'wɪldərnɪs/
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Definitions of wilderness
  1. noun
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"

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    wild
  2. noun
    a bewildering profusion
    "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups" "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"
  3. noun
    a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
  4. noun
    (politics) a state of disfavor
    "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
    type of:
    disfavour disfavor
Examples of wilderness
  • "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
  • "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"
  • "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"
  • "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
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