wilderness

• Substantivo que designa uma área natural, não cultivada e desabitada, frequentemente caracterizada por sua natureza selvagem e remota. Também pode se referir a uma região erma, inóspita ou de difícil acesso.

A noun referring to a natural, uncultivated, and uninhabited area of land, often characterized by its wild and remote nature.

1. Natural areaB1formal

   An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region, typically covered with natural vegetation.

   Natureza selvagem

   • They hiked deep into the wilderness for a week.
   • The national park protects vast areas of wilderness.
   • Many animals thrive in the untouched wilderness.

   Sinônimosbackwoodsoutbackwastelandwild

   Antônimoscitycivilizationcultivated landfarmlandtown

2. Confusing or chaotic stateB2informal

   A situation or place that is confusing, overwhelming, or lacking order.

   Caos

   • The office was a wilderness of papers and files.
   • He felt lost in a wilderness of conflicting advice.
   • The city's bureaucracy is a wilderness of red tape.

   Sinônimoschaosclutterconfusiondisorderjumblelabyrinthmazemorassmuddletangle

   Antônimoscalmclarityorderorderlinessorganizationsanity