Being called benighted is much like being called naive. It means lacking in knowledge or understanding the kind you might have if you were older or more sophisticated.
Adjective S.
lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"
Adjective S.
overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"
imp. & p. p.
of Benight
Usage Examples
It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of culture for thousands of years before. These were very intelligent, subtle and sophisticated people, with organized societies and great art.
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Other Usage ExamplesInauthenticity is endemic in American politics today. The political backrooms where I spent much of my career were just as benighted as my personal life, equally crowded with shadowy strangers and compromises, truths I hoped to deny. I lived not in one closet but in many.
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