noun
(politics) a state of disfavor
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
Examples
- it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
noun
a bewildering profusion
Examples
- the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups
- a wilderness of masts in the harbor