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Benighted

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Definitions for Benighted

adjective
overtaken by night or darkness
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  1. benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home
adjective
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
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  1. this benighted country
  2. benighted ages of barbarism and superstition
  3. the dark ages
  4. a dark age in the history of education
verb
overtake with darkness or night
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verb
envelop with social, intellectual, or moral darkness
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  1. The benighted peoples of this area
verb
make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
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