benight

• Verbo arcaico que significa surpreender alguém pela chegada da noite, escurecer ou mergulhar em trevas morais ou intelectuais.

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.

   Ser surpreendido pela noite

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

   Sinônimosbedimdarkenenvelopobscureshroud

2. Envelop in intellectual or moral darknessC2formalbritish

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

   Mergulhar na escuridão

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

   Sinônimosbecloudbedimbefogclouddarkeneclipseobscure

   Antônimosedifyeducateenlightenilluminateinstruct

3. Make dark and difficult to perceiveC2formalbritish

   To obscure or make something difficult to see or understand.

   Obscurecer

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbecloudbedimclouddarkendimeclipseobscureovershadowshade

   Antônimosbrightenclarifyenlightenilluminatelighten