English Explanatory Dictionary

benight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.
  2. To darken; to shroud or obscure.
  3. To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈnaɪt/ /bə-/

Word forms

benight benights benighting benighted benighten

Etymology

From Middle English benyghten, binighten, bynyȝten, equivalent to be- + night.

Derived words

benighted benightedly benightedness benighter benighting benightment
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