 benighted |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] overtaken by night or darkness | |
| Synonyms: | nighted | |
| Examples: | "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" |
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| Related terms: | unpunctual | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture | |
| Synonyms: | dark | |
| Examples: | "this benighted country" "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition" "the dark ages" "a dark age in the history of education" |
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| Related terms: | unenlightened | |
| Similar spelling: |
benight |
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