blissful ignorance

American  

[blis-fuhl ig-ner-uhns] / ˈblɪs fəl ˈɪg nər əns /

noun

1. the condition of being unaware, and often choosing to remain unaware, of complex issues, negative circumstances, etc., that might be distressing.

   Many people likely have hypertension and don't know it, living out their lives in blissful ignorance.

   To assume a stance of blissful ignorance about abuses in our own institution is nothing short of cowardice.

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Other Word Forms

• blissfully ignorant
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of blissful ignorance

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

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blissful ignorance

Only so mature, though; one theme of the novel is that some industries are determined to sustain a level of blissful ignorance and powerlessness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023

Our solution: I pay the bill, he never sees it, and he enjoys a blissful ignorance.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2023

According to Harry, many people had a "blissful ignorance" towards the illness because they didn’t think they were at risk for contracting it.

From Fox News ● Feb. 10, 2022

The problem faced by the House select committee is this: What do you do in the face of such blissful ignorance?

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2021

Toward the end of the summer I accidentally over- heard a conversation that shook me out of my state of blissful ignorance.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss