Word: benight
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: be
night
Definition: To plunge or be overwhelmed in moral or intellectual darkness.
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: As an intensifier; i.e. thoroughly, excessively; completely; utterly.
Affix: night
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Darkness (due to it being nighttime).