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

required; essential; needed for a particular purpose

faithful; devoted; trustworthy

stretched or pulled tight; tense

covered in, involving, or containing blood; also used informally for emphasis in British English.

extraordinary, remarkable, or exceptional in a way that is very impressive

engaged in physical or mental effort to achieve a goal or task