benighted
be·night·ed
benighted · more benighted · most benighted
темний, неосвічений, аморальний
Lacking education or knowledgeLacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.
/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/
Meaning
4 senses(figuratively)Lacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous.
те́мнийtémnyj, неосві́ченийneosvíčenyj, амора́льнийamorálʹnyj
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture
(obsolete, poetic)Overtaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination.
overtaken by night or darkness
(obsolete)Plunged into darkness.
(figuratively, obsolete)Difficult to understand; abstruse, obscure.
Translations
2 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 2
lacking education or knowledge — see also unenlightened:
lacking morality — see also immoral, unscrupulous:
Origin
From benight + -ed.From benight + -ed.
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Forms
more benighted, most benighted| Comparative | more benighted Lesson |
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| Superlative | most benighted Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form