wasteland

Yavar says he saw the wasteland and people with horrific injuries.

Critics called the purchase 'Seward's Folly', arguing the land amounted to a frozen wasteland.

Also, the designation “forest” seems generous: The gnarled and stripped trees look broken, suggesting an open wasteland instead of a battleground that could provide cover.

In 1987, Margaret Thatcher walked with a handbag through a nearby derelict wasteland; a photograph of the "wilderness" visit became a symbol of industrial hardship.

We can, however, observe that the South African “white genocide” narrative resembles the widespread perception that New York City has experienced an explosion of violent crime, and that the city’s subways are an anarchic wasteland.