benighted
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be·night·ed
(bĭ-nī′tĭd)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.
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benighted
(bɪˈnaɪtɪd)adj
1. lacking cultural, moral, or intellectual enlightenment; ignorant
2. archaic overtaken by night
beˈnightedly adv
beˈnightedness n
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be•night•ed
(bɪˈnaɪ tɪd)adj.
1. intellectually or morally ignorant; unenlightened.
2. overtaken by darkness or night.
[1565–75]
be•night′ed•ly, adv.
be•night′ed•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() unpunctual - not punctual; after the appointed time |
2. | ![]() unenlightened - not enlightened; ignorant; "the devices by which unenlightened men preserved the unjust social order" |
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benighted
adjective uncivilized, crude, primitive, backward, uncultivated, unenlightened the terrible circumstances of that benighted country
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benighted
adjectiveExhibiting lack of education or knowledge:
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
benighted
[bɪˈnaɪtɪd] adj (literary) (= ignorant) [person] → ignorant(e)
(= unfortunate) → maudit(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
benighted
adj
(lit) → von der Dunkelheit or Nacht überfallen or überrascht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007