wasteland

• Territoire stérile ou désertique, généralement inhabité et impropre à la culture ou à la construction. Peut aussi désigner une zone dévastée ou à l'abandon.

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.

   Terre désolée

   • 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.

   Synonymesbadlandsbarrendesertdust bowlwastewilderness

   Antonymesfertilegardenoasisparadise

2. Metaphorical emptinessC1formal

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

   Désert (au sens figuré)

   • 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.

   Synonymesbarrennessdesertemptinessvacuumvoidwastewilderness