How do you pronounce benighted?

benighted is pronounced as /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/.

🌑benighted

adjective

/bɪˈnaɪtɪd/

In a state of intellectual or moral ignorance; overtaken by darkness.

The explorers were lost in the benighted forest without any guide.

ignorant, unenlightened, backward, primitive, dark

enlightened, knowledgeable, cultured

benighted village, benighted times, benighted people, benighted ignorance

Showing no mercy or generosity; harsh or severe.

happening as a minor part or in connection with something else

Made artificially through chemical processes rather than natural means.

Not advisable, suitable, or practical in the circumstances.

impossible to conceive or imagine; beyond belief or consideration

Too small or unimportant to be worth considering.