Wasteland ( noun , verb )

(As a noun)

Wasteland ( noun )

1. An uncultivated, uninhabited, or barren region.
2. A place or area that has been damaged or destroyed and is no longer useful or able to support life.

Origin:

From middle english wastelond, wastelonde, equivalent to waste + land.

Examples:

1. The once lush forest had become a wasteland after the fire.
2. The abandoned industrial park had been taken over by weeds, turning it into a wasteland.
3. The drought had turned the farmer's fields into a wasteland.
4. The city had been bombed, leaving behind nothing but a wasteland.
5. The oil spill had turned the once beautiful beach into a wasteland.

(As a verb)

Wasteland ( verb )

1. An uncultivated, uninhabited, or barren region.
2. A place or area that has been damaged or destroyed and is no longer useful or able to support life.

Origin:

From middle english wastelond, wastelonde, equivalent to waste + land.

Examples:

1. The once lush forest had become a wasteland after the fire.
2. The abandoned industrial park had been taken over by weeds, turning it into a wasteland.
3. The drought had turned the farmer's fields into a wasteland.
4. The city had been bombed, leaving behind nothing but a wasteland.
5. The oil spill had turned the once beautiful beach into a wasteland.