benightedness
- noun
- /bɪˈnaɪtɪd.nəs/
- Formal
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ignorancia
- "He talked of the upcoming celebration and of the necessity to raise a spiritual army to combat the benightedness of ecclesiastical and secular authorities like the bishop and the DOE."
There is a kind of trendy benightedness that exists within some elements of the Republican Party.
- There is a kind of trendy benightedness that exists within some elements of the Republican Party.
Examples
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There is a kind of trendy benightedness that exists within some elements of the Republican Party.
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The cost of such benightedness, offered Babbitt, was the very end of democracy itself.
Academic text (1992) -
Instead, their first impulse is usually to attribute disagreement to benightedness or repulsive motives.
Academic text (1993) -
At most, rules address symbols—and never underlying vacuums of ignorance and benightedness.
Academic text (1990) -
The widespread benightedness in society often leads to misunderstandings and prejudice.
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His comments reflected a certain benightedness regarding current scientific advancements.
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Many people are unaware of their own benightedness when it comes to complex social issues.
Synonyms
316
3.9
Not knowing about something or how it works
15
3.7
A state of not knowing or understanding
2
7.4
Not noticing things happening around you
2
5.4
Not knowing or noticing something
1
5.7
Not noticing or understanding something important
A state of not knowing or understanding things
Being unaware of something
A lack of knowledge or needed information about something
Antonyms
How Ignorant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Benightedness comes from the prefix be- plus the word night, originally meaning 'made into night' or 'in darkness'. So, it paints the picture of being 'in the dark' about things, which is why it now means a state of ignorance.