Benighted (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The benighted village had never seen a stranger before, and the villagers viewed outsiders with suspicion and hostility.
• The historian described the medieval period as a benighted era, marked by widespread ignorance and superstition.
• In this benighted corner of the world, education was a luxury few could afford, and illiteracy was rampant.
• The writer lamented the benighted state of her country's politics, where reason and intellect were often sacrificed for expediency and short-term gain.
• The tourists found themselves in a benighted town, where the only signs of modernity were the faded advertisements for products that had long since disappeared from the market.

Synonyms

• Dark

Meaning ²

Overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Nighted