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

If almost any other manager admitted such blissful ignorance, people would think they were at it.

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After a certain point, a willful, proud ignorance masquerading as superior wisdom becomes a social menace and a stigma of poor citizenship.

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Does this then create a precedent for next season when racers can just run wide and claim ignorance?

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"The shame of being back where we started, ignorance and lack of activity."

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And for those of us who watch compulsively and wouldn’t know a dossier from a dog pound, ignorance is bliss.

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