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wilderness

The correct spelling is wilderness.

How to pronounce wilderness

/ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/
noun

IPA: /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/

Say it like: Wil-der-nes-s

The correct spelling is wilderness. An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste.

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Definition

noun

  1. 1.An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste.
  2. 2.A place that is uncared for, and therefore devoted to disorder or wildness.
  3. 3.Wild or unrefined state; wildness.
  4. 4.A bewildering flock or throng.
  5. 5.A situation that is bewildering, or that which makes one feel awkward.

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