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wilderness
/ˈwɪldɚnəs/ · 10 letters · 8 distinct letters
- noun
(politics) a state of disfavor
he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
- noun
a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
- noun
a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
- noun
a bewildering profusion
the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups