benighted
4
9.9
- adjective
- /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
- Formal
:
ignorante
- Many people in benighted regions lack access to education and essential resources.
And I'm afraid that anti westernism has always been whipped along by Marxism ever since the benighted birth of Karl Marx.
- And I'm afraid that anti westernism has always been whipped along by Marxism ever since the benighted birth of Karl Marx.
- I went on this benighted news emerged.
Examples
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So she, he, or it spends their lives in exile among the benighted, constantly speaking truth to power.
Blog text (2) -
Academic debates are conceived as battles between insiders and outsiders, the chosen few and the benighted many.
Academic text (2000) -
I had no idea any reputation had spread beyond our little benighted state.
Fiction book (2002) -
Why would anybody be benighted enough to pretend to be us?
Fiction book (1999) -
Just when I think I cannot go on -- that there is nothing in this benighted land worth saving -- you come along.
Fiction book (2001) -
The first beneficial service of your benighted life.
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I know you will resist with all your sad, benighted little boy strength.
Blog text (13) -
America was bringing light to the benighted, yessirree, expanding our commerce all over the world, the same way them
Fiction book (1990) -
Present are the innkeeper, his wife, a few benighted travelers, and three barmaids.
Fiction book (1993) -
They've made great headway in showing this benighted country they're no different than anyone else.
Blog text (30)
Synonyms
553
6.1
Connected with evil or with being kept hidden
367
3.7
Not knowing about something or how it works
360
4.9
Not noticing facts or reason because of strong feelings
10
4.7
A person who has little experience of the world and seems naive
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
Not knowing things, often about spiritual matters
Antonyms
How Ignorant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Benighted comes from be- and night, where night means 'darkness', so a helpful way to remember it is being 'in the dark' about something. That's why benighted can also describe someone who lacks knowledge or modern ideas.