Meaning : Overtaken by night or darkness.
Example :
Benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home.
Synonyms : nighted
Meaning : Lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture.
Example :
This benighted country.
Benighted ages of barbarism and superstition.
The dark ages.
A dark age in the history of education.
Synonyms : dark
Benighted meaning in Telugu.