benight

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

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Verb mit der Bedeutung, jemanden von der Nacht überraschen zu lassen, zu verdunkeln oder in moralische bzw. intellektuelle Finsternis zu stürzen.

1. Overtake with darkness or night C2 formal british

   To be caught or overtaken by the darkness of night.

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

   🇩🇪Von der Nacht überrascht werden

   Synonyme: bedimdarkenenvelopobscureshroud

2. Envelop in intellectual or moral darkness C2 formal british

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

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

   🇩🇪In geistige Finsternis stürzen

   Synonyme: becloudbedimbefogclouddarkeneclipseobscure

   Antonyme: edifyeducateenlightenilluminateinstruct

3. Make dark and difficult to perceive C2 formal british

   To obscure or make something difficult to see or understand.

   • 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.

   🇩🇪Verdunkeln

   Synonyme: becloudbedimclouddarkendimeclipseobscureovershadowshade

   Antonyme: brightenclarifyenlightenilluminatelighten

• benighted past participle
• benighted past simple
• benighting present participle
• benights third person singular