verbπShare(chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached."The hikers were benighted on the mountain, forced to spend the night without shelter when darkness fell unexpectedly quickly. "timenatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo darken; to shroud or obscure."The heavy rain benighted the schoolyard, obscuring the basketball hoop. "abstractconditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness."The constant stream of misinformation online can benight even the most educated person, making it difficult to discern truth from falsehood. "moralmindphilosophysoultheologyreligionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOvertaken by night; especially of a traveller, etc.: caught out by oncoming night before reaching one's destination."The hikers, benighted by the sudden fog and early darkness, struggled to find their way back to the trailhead. "timenatureweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePlunged into darkness."The power outage left the entire neighborhood benighted, plunging the streets into darkness. "mindliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareLacking education or knowledge; unenlightened; also, lacking morality; immoral, unscrupulous."The benighted villagers, isolated from the outside world, still believed in ancient superstitions. "mindmoralphilosophycharacterattitudeeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDifficult to understand; abstruse, obscure."The professor's lecture on quantum physics was so benighted that few students understood a single concept. "mindcharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
