Wilderness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(politics) a state of disfavor

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪldɚnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪldənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪldənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈɪldɚnəs/.

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

wild

Parts of Speech

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”

Word Forms

wild

adjective

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wildnis

(Politik) ein Zustand der Ungnade

🇫🇷French

désert

(politique) un état de défaveur

🇪🇸Spanish

desierto

(política) un estado de desgracia

🇮🇹Italian

deserto

(politica) uno stato di sfavore

🇳🇱Dutch

wildernis

(politiek) een staat van ongenade

🇵🇹Portuguese

deserto

(política) um estado de desfavor

🇷🇺Russian

дикая местность

(политика) состояние немилости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जंगल

(राजनीति) अपमान की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

মরুভূমি

(রাজনীতি) অসন্তুষ্ট অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

வனப்பகுதி

(அரசியல்) விரும்பாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అరణ్యం

(రాజకీయం) అసహ్యకరమైన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

वाळवंट

(राजकारण) प्रतिकूल स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અરણ્ય

(રાજકારણ) અણગમતી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಡು

(ರಾಜಕೀಯ) ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മരുഭൂമി

(രാഷ്ട്രീയം) ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਜਾੜ

(ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ) ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیابان

(سیاست) ناپسندیدگی کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

荒野

（政治）不受欢迎的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

荒野

（政治）不評な状態

🇰🇷Korean

황야

(정치가) 불리한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoang dã

(chính trị) tình trạng bất lợi

🇹🇭Thai

ถิ่นทุรกันดาร

(การเมือง) ภาวะแห่งความไม่พอใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gurun

(Politik) keadaan tidak disukai

🇵🇭Filipino

ilang

(politika) isang estado ng hindi pabor

🇲🇾Malay

hutan belantara

(politik) keadaan tidak disukai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البرية

(السياسة) حالة من الاستياء

🇮🇷Persian

بیابان

(سیاست) حالت نارضایتی

🇹🇷Turkish

vahşi doğa

(siyaset) hoşnutsuzluk durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִדבָּר

(פוליטיקה) מצב של מועד

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