benighted

adj.

1. Overtaken by night or darkness.
2. Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened.

benightedly be·night'ed·ly adv.
benightedness be·night'ed·ness n.

(bi-NYT-id)

adjective
1. Intellectually, morally, or socially ignorant; unenlightened.
2. Overtaken by night or darkness.

Etymology
From be- + night + -ed.

Usage
"It will come as a surprise to many that consumption is not now nor was it ever the driving force in the U.S. or any other economy. The benighted among us on this matter include most politicians, TV talking heads and a surprising number of economists." — Terrorism, Consumption and Economic Recovery; The Korea Times (Seoul, South Korea); Sep 30, 2001.

"That moment, across the long benighted mind of Captain Delano, a flash of revelation swept ..." — Herman Melville; Benito Cereno; 1856.

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adjective

Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge: backward, ignorant, primitive, unenlightened. See knowledge/ignorance.

adj

Definition: ignorant
Antonyms: enlightened

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IN BRIEF: v. - Make difficult to perceive by sight; Envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness; Overtake with darkness.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - åndsformørket, uoplyst

Nederlands (Dutch)
onwetend, door de nacht verrast, verblind

Français (French)
adj. - arriéré, primitif, plongé (dans les ténèbres) de l'ignorance

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unwissend, von der Dunkelheit überrascht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νυχτωμένος, μακριά νυχτωμένος, αδαής

Italiano (Italian)
ottenebrato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ignorante, incivilizado, surpreendido pela noite

Русский (Russian)
застигнутый ночью, непросвещенный, темный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - anochecido, ignorante, sorprendido por la noche

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oupplyst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赶路到天黑的, 愚昧的, 陷入黑夜的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 趕路到天黑的, 愚昧的, 陷入黑夜的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 날이 저문, 무식한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 夜にはいった, 未開の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ادركه الظلام, جاهل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חשוך, שרוי בחשיכה‬

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