wasteland

• Unfruchtbares oder ödes Gebiet, meist unbewohnt und für Ackerbau oder Bebauung ungeeignet; auch übertragen für einen geistig oder kulturell leeren Bereich.

A barren or desolate area of land, typically one that is uninhabited and unsuitable for cultivation or development.

1. Barren or desolate areaB2formal

   A barren, empty, or uninhabited area of land, often considered worthless for cultivation or development.

   Ödland

   • The abandoned factory turned the area into an industrial wasteland.
   • After the drought, the farmland became a dry wasteland.
   • The desert stretched out before them, a vast and empty wasteland.

   Synonymebadlandsbarrendesertdust bowlwastewilderness

   Antonymefertilegardenoasisparadise

2. Metaphorical emptinessC1formal

   A place, situation, or period of time that is spiritually, intellectually, or culturally empty or unproductive.

   Öde

   • The post-war years were a cultural wasteland for the country.
   • He felt his life had become a wasteland of routine and boredom.
   • The internet can be a wasteland of misinformation and trivial content.

   Synonymebarrennessdesertemptinessvacuumvoidwastewilderness