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Meaning of 'benighted' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Benighted [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Benight

Meaning of 'benighted' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . benighted [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
Example in sentence:
  • a dark age in the history of education;
  • benighted ages of barbarism and superstition;
  • the dark ages;
  • this benighted country
Meaning (2):
- overtaken by night or darkness
Example in sentence:
  • benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home

Nearby Words:

ben ben nut bename benamed bench bench warrant benched bencher benches benching

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