WILDERNESS
Scrabble letter values: W4I1L1D2E1R1N1E1S1S1 = 14
Definition
- noun (politics) a state of disfavor.
- 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: wild
- noun a bewildering profusion.
Examples
- “he led the Democratic party back from the 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”