Translations for „benighted“ in the English » German Dictionary

be·night·ed [bɪˈnaɪtɪd, Am -t̬ɪd] ADJ pej

benighted

hirnrissig pej inf

benighted

völlig unbedarft [o. ahnungslos]

benighted country, region

gottverlassen

a benighted idea

eine hirnrissige Idee

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a benighted idea

eine hirnrissige Idee

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Less candid telly-dons claim they seek mass exposure only to enlighten the benighted; however, their jealous common-room peers rarely seem convinced.

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That test would make it possible to ban any paper or any journal or magazine in some benighted place.

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Nowhere is this more evident than in the poor, benighted democracy that passes for a system in this country.

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Benighted and unprincipled men have seized the jugular of our party.

thenationonlineng.net

Because good progressives believe that the only reason women do more child care than men is benighted, pre-feminist thinking.

democratherald.com

It was sudden and unforeseen as the landscape which sometimes appears to a benighted traveller, for one instant only, illumined by the lightning's flash.

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This benighted, much-ignored category includes "baseball, tennis and theatre reviews" -- basically, a lot of arts and culture coverage.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Sadly, the benighted tribalists on both sides of the political fence refuse to see any good in their political opponents.

www.jamaicaobserver.com

The application of "sic" with intent to disparage has been called the benighted use because it creates a false sense of superiority in its users.

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But the fortunes of this benighted land changed dramatically in 1995.

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