benighted
[ bih-nahy-tid ]
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adjective
intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened: benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
overtaken by darkness or night.
Origin of benighted
1Other words for benighted
Other words from benighted
- be·night·ed·ly, adverb
- be·night·ed·ness, noun
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How to use benighted in a sentence
It deals with simple ignorance and benightedness, an incompleteness of education, a widespread failure to absorb knowledge.
Have I in my musical benightedness conveyed an idea of anything musical?
The Little Manx Nation - 1891 | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for benighted
benighted
/ (bɪˈnaɪtɪd) /
adjective
lacking cultural, moral, or intellectual enlightenment; ignorant
archaic overtaken by night
Derived forms of benighted
- benightedly, adverb
- benightedness, noun
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