benighted

• Adjetivo usado para descrever alguém ou algo em estado de ignorância moral ou intelectual, trevas, atraso ou falta de esclarecimento.

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.

   Surpreendido pela escuridão

   • 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.

   Sinônimosdarkdarkenedshadowed

   Antônimosilluminated

2. Lacking knowledge or cultureC2formal

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

   Ignorante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbackwarddarkignorantilliterateprimitiveuneducatedunenlightenedunschooled

   Antônimosculturededucatedenlightenedinformedknowledgeablelearnedsophisticatedwise

• 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