ignorance

[ig-ner-uhns]

noun

1. the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.

ignorance

/ ˈɪɡnərəns /

noun

1. lack of knowledge, information, or education; the state of being ignorant

Other Word Forms

• self-ignorance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignorance¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Latin word ignōrantia. See ignore, -ance

Example Sentences

This delightful compilation suggests that even those in the world of architecture have been leaning on Vitruvius for knowledge about the Roman architectural world through some combination of ignorance and laziness.

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The “Monkey King” premiere took place the day after the final performance of Matthew Ozawa’s thoughtful new production of Wagner’s “Parsifal,” a very different tale about ignorance and enlightenment.

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“Don’t pay that fool any mind. Even gods can succumb to the disease of ignorance.”

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But this obsession is so clouded by ignorance and false assumptions that the nature and direction of the relationship is never straightforward.

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Synths aren’t supposed to have a conscience, but they also lack fear as we know it, which is to say the variety that breeds ignorance.

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