Meaning : (politics) a state of disfavor.
Example :
He led the Democratic party back from the wilderness.
Meaning : A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War.
Meaning : A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition.
Example :
It was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers.
Synonyms : wild
Meaning : A bewildering profusion.
Example :
The duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups.
A wilderness of masts in the harbor.