benighted

• صفة تعني وقوع الشخص أو الجماعة في ظلام فكري أو أخلاقي، أي الجهل والتخلف وانعدام التنوير.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning to be in a state of moral or intellectual darkness, ignorance, or backwardness.

1. Overtaken by darknessC2formal

   Caught or covered by the darkness of night.

   مُدْرَك بالظلام

   • The benighted travelers sought shelter in a cave.
   • A benighted forest lay before them, silent and deep.
   • They were benighted on the mountain and had to wait for dawn.

   المرادفاتdarkdarkenedshadowed

   الأضدادilluminated

2. Lacking knowledge or cultureC2formal

   In a state of intellectual or moral darkness; ignorant or unenlightened.

   جاهل غير مستنير

   • The benighted populace was kept in ignorance by the regime.
   • He spoke of the benighted customs of the past.
   • It is a benighted view that refuses to accept scientific progress.

   المرادفاتbackwarddarkignorantilliterateprimitiveuneducatedunenlightenedunschooled

   الأضدادculturededucatedenlightenedinformedknowledgeablelearnedsophisticatedwise

• فعل قديم يعني أن يُدرِك المرءَ الليل أو يجعله في ظلام الليل، أو أن يحجب النور عنه، ويُستعمل مجازًا بمعنى الإغراق في الجهل أو الضلال الأخلاقي أو الفكري.

An archaic verb meaning to overtake with night, to darken, or to involve in moral or intellectual darkness.

1. Overtake with darkness or nightC2formalbritish

   To be caught or overtaken by the darkness of night.

   مفاجأة الليل

   • The travelers were benighted on the mountain pass.
   • We were benighted before reaching the village.
   • The hikers feared being benighted in the forest.

   المرادفاتbedimdarkenenvelopobscureshroud

2. Envelop in intellectual or moral darknessC2formalbritish

   To plunge into a state of ignorance, confusion, or moral obscurity.

   إغداق في الظلام الفكري أو الأخلاقي

   • The regime sought to benight the populace through censorship.
   • Superstition can benight even the most rational minds.
   • They were benighted by prejudice and misinformation.

   المرادفاتbecloudbedimbefogclouddarkeneclipseobscure

   الأضدادedifyeducateenlightenilluminateinstruct

3. Make dark and difficult to perceiveC2formalbritish

   To obscure or make something difficult to see or understand.

   أظلمَ وأبهمَ

   • The fog benighted the landscape, hiding the path ahead.
   • His vision was benighted by the sudden glare.
   • The complex jargon benighted the true meaning of the text.

   المرادفاتbecloudbedimclouddarkendimeclipseobscureovershadowshade

   الأضدادbrightenclarifyenlightenilluminatelighten