Dictionary Check: wilderness

"wilderness" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

noun

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

Synonyms:
noun

(politics) a state of disfavor

Example: "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
noun

a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

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

a bewildering profusion

Example: "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"

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