HyperDic: benighted

English > 2 senses of the word benighted:
ADJECTIVEallbenighted, nightedovertaken by night or darkness
allbenighted, darklacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
benighted > pronunciation
Soundsbihnay'tihd
Rhymesabbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...
English > benighted: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningovertaken by night or darkness.
Example"benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
Synonymnighted
Broaderunpunctualnot punctual
English > benighted: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaninglacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture.
Examples
  • "this benighted country"
  • "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"
Synonymdark
Broaderunenlightenednot enlightened
Spanishbárbaro, ignorante

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