wasteland
/ˈweɪstlænd/ · waʃt.land
noun
- A region with no remaining resources; a desert. Ten years of drought had left the area a wasteland.
- Any barren or uninteresting place. After his experiences, he no longer found western Kansas such a wasteland.
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Did you know? The term 'wasteland' has been used in literature, most notably in T.S. Eliot's poem 'The Waste Land', which explores themes of disillusionment and spiritual decay in post-World War I Europe.