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benighted

UK
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
US
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/

Translations

benightedadjective
more benighted
Comp.
most benighted
Super.
UK
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
US
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
The benighted villagers had never seen a car before.
Невежественные деревенские жители никогда раньше не видели машину.
The benighted policies of the government led to widespread poverty.
Отсталые политики правительства привели к массовой бедности.
Additional translations
погружённый во тьму
заблуждающийся
Synonyms
backward
ill-informed
uneducated
unenlightened
ignorant
Antonyms
enlightened
benightverb

benighted

Past Simple

benighted
Past Simple
benighted
Past Participle
benighting
Gerund
UK
/bɪˈnaɪt/
US
/bɪˈnaɪt/
The storm began to benight the sky as it approached.
Шторм начал затемнять небо, когда приближался.
окутывать тьмой
The dense forest seemed to benight the travelers, making it hard to see.
Густой лес, казалось, окутывал тьмой путешественников, затрудняя видимость.
Synonyms
obscure
darken
surround
envelop
shroud

Definitions

benightedadjective
In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance, typically due to a lack of opportunity.
The benighted villagers had never been exposed to modern technology.
Overtaken by darkness or night.
The benighted travelers struggled to find their way in the unfamiliar terrain.
benightverb
To overtake with darkness or night.
The travelers were benighted by the sudden onset of nightfall before they could reach the village.
To envelop in intellectual or moral darkness; to make ignorant.
The oppressive regime sought to benight the population by controlling access to information and education.
To become night; to grow dark.
The sky benighted quickly after the sun slipped below the horizon.
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