adjective
- lacking knowledge, understanding, or enlightenment; ignorant
- overtaken by darkness or night
Usage: literary; archaic
Examples
- The benighted villagers refused to accept modern medical practices.
- Critics called the policy a benighted approach to education reform.
- She felt sorry for the benighted souls who believed such superstitions.
- The benighted travelers lost their way in the forest.
- His benighted views on technology made him seem out of touch.
- The benighted countryside offered no streetlights to guide them home.