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    Be·night·ed
    /bəˈnīdəd/

    adjective

    • 1. in a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically owing to a lack of opportunity: "they saw themselves as bringers of culture to poor benighted peoples"
    • 2. overtaken by darkness: "a storm developed and we were forced to wait benighted near the summit"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › benightedBenighted Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BENIGHTED is overtaken by darkness or night. How to use benighted in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBENIGHTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    without knowledge or morals: Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as benighted savages who could be exploited. Synonyms. clueless informal. ignorant. illiterate. unenlightened. uninformed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unaware. be in the dark idiom. be on another planet idiom. benightedly. blind spot. blindly.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › benightedBENIGHTED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Benighted definition: intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened. See examples of BENIGHTED used in a sentence.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › benightedBenighted - definition of benighted by The Free Dictionary

    Define benighted. benighted synonyms, benighted pronunciation, benighted translation, English dictionary definition of benighted. adj. 1. Overtaken by night or darkness. 2. Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened. be·night′ed·ly adv. be·night′ed·ness n....

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › benightedBenighted - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Being called benighted is much like being called naive. It means lacking in knowledge or understanding—the kind you might have if you were older or more sophisticated.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBENIGHTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    5 days ago · adjective. 1. intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened. benighted ages of barbarism and superstition. 2. overtaken by darkness or night. SYNONYMS 1. backward, primitive, crude, uncultivated. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBENIGHTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    without knowledge or morals: Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as benighted savages who could be exploited. Synonyms. clueless informal. ignorant. illiterate. unenlightened. uninformed. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unaware. be in the dark idiom. be on another planet idiom. benightedly. blind spot. blindly.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › benightedbenighted - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · benighted (comparative more benighted, superlative most benighted) (obsolete or poetic) Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordBENIGHTED - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    If you describe people or the place where they live as benighted, you think they are unfortunate or do not know anything.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › benightedbenighted | meaning of benighted in Longman Dictionary of...

    benighted meaning, definition, what is benighted: having no knowledge or understanding: Learn more.

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