Associations to the word «Benighted»

Wiktionary

BENIGHTED, adjective. Plunged into darkness
BENIGHTED, adjective. Overtaken by night
BENIGHTED, adjective. Lacking knowledge or education; unenlightened
BENIGHTED, verb. (archaic)simple past tense and past participle of benight

Dictionary definition

BENIGHTED, adjective. Overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home".
BENIGHTED, adjective. Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education".

Wise words

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe