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(bē nīt′id, bi-)

adjective

caught or surrounded by darkness or night
intellectually or morally backward; unenlightened

Origin: ME, pp. of binighten: see be- & night

See benighted in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Overtaken by night or darkness.
Being in a state of moral or intellectual darkness; unenlightened.

Related Forms:

be·nightˈed·ly adverb

be·nightˈed·ness noun

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