Difference between Benighted and Unenlightened

What is the difference between Benighted and Unenlightened?

Benighted as an adjective is plunged into darkness while Unenlightened as an adjective is not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

Benighted

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (chiefly in passive) To overtake (a traveller etc) with the darkness of night, especially before shelter is reached.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: plunged into darkness overtaken by night lacking knowledge or education; unenlightened

Unenlightened

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Not enlightened; ignorant in general or of some particular fact.

We hope you now know whether to use Benighted or Unenlightened in your sentence.

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