What is the meaning of the word "wilderness"?

Definitions:

  1. a bewildering profusion copy to clipboard noun
    • the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups copy to clipboard
  2. a state of disfavor, in politics copy to clipboard noun
    • They led the Democratic party back from the wilderness. copy to clipboard
  3. a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition copy to clipboard noun
    • it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers copy to clipboard

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