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[ adjective ] overtaken by night or darkness

Synonyms

nighted

Examples

"benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"

Related terms

unpunctual

2
[ adjective ] lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

Synonyms

dark

Examples

"this benighted country" "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition" "the dark ages" "a dark age in the history of education"

Related terms

unenlightened

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