WILDERNESS

noun Etymology: Middle English, from wildern wild, from Old English wilddēoren of wild beasts Date: 13th century 1. a. a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, an area essentially undisturbed by human activity together with its naturally developed life community, an empty or pathless area or region , a part of a garden devoted to wild growth, wild or uncultivated state, 3. a confusing multitude or mass ; an indefinitely great number or quantity , a bewildering situation