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benighted (adjective), more benighted, most benighted
1. Pertaining to a lack of knowledge or advantages that other people or places have: If a young student does not learn how to read well, he will certainly be benighted when it comes to finding a job with a good salary later on.
2. Related to being overtaken by night or darkness: It was pitch black outside and the benighted travelers were hurrying home as quickly as possible.
3. A reference to an absence or deficiency of enlightenment or knowledge of culture: The students in the history class read about the benighted times of barbarism and superstitions.
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2. Related to being overtaken by night or darkness: It was pitch black outside and the benighted travelers were hurrying home as quickly as possible.
3. A reference to an absence or deficiency of enlightenment or knowledge of culture: The students in the history class read about the benighted times of barbarism and superstitions.
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