Wilderness Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Wilderness

Meaning 1 : a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

    Example : it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

    Synonyms : wild
Meaning 2 : a bewildering profusion

    Example : the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups,a wilderness of masts in the harbor

Meaning 3 : a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War

Meaning 4 : (politics) a state of disfavor

    Example : he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness