| NOUN | state | wilderness | (politics) a state of disfavor |
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| object | Wilderness | a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War | |
| location | wilderness, wild | a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition | |
| attribute | wilderness | a bewildering profusion |
| Sounds | wih'ldernahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | (politics) a state of disfavor. | |
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| Example | "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness" | |
| Category | politics, political relation | social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power |
| Broader | disfavor, disfavour | The state of being out of favor / favor |
| Meaning | A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War. | |
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| Instance of | forest, woodland, timberland, timber | Land that is covered with trees and shrubs |
| Region | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
| Meaning | A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition. | |
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| Example | "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" | |
| Synonym | wild | |
| Narrower | barren, waste, wasteland | An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation |
| bush | A large wilderness area | |
| frontier | A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country | |
| Broader | geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region | A demarcated area of the Earth |
| Spanish | desierto, naturaleza, yermo | |
| Catalan | desert | |
| Adjectives | wild | in a natural state |
| wild | located in a dismal or remote area | |
| Meaning | A bewildering profusion. | |
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| Broader | profusion, profuseness, richness, cornucopia | The property of being extremely abundant |
| Spanish | confusión, selva | |
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