adj
benighted
Benighted (adj) means Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
adj
1
Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
2
Plunged into darkness.
3
Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.
4
Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
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Etymology
From benight + -ed.
Rhymes for benighted
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What is the meaning of benighted?
"benighted" (adj) means overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
What are the different meanings of benighted?
"benighted" has 3 main meanings: 1. Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination; 2. Plunged into darkness; 3. Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.