Benighted Definition & Meaning
benighted
- adjective
- overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
- 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"
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- What does benighted mean?
- overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home" 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"
- What part of speech is benighted?
- Benighted is an adjective.
- How many definitions does benighted have?
- Benighted has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).