ignorance
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈɪɡnərəns/
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- His ignorance about the basic facts of the case surprised everyone in the room.
- plead ignorance
- veil of ignorance
- knowledge and ignorance
If you cure the ignorance, then there's nothing to fear.
- If you cure the ignorance, then there's nothing to fear.
- So knowledge and ignorance are two sides of the same coin.
- I think there's ignorance or apathy.
- And there is a saying, I'm sure you've heard of it, that ignorance is bliss.
- So we launched this nonprofit with a fair degree of ignorance, quite honestly.
- Let's start with ignorance because that is maybe easier to understand.
- The reason comes from greed, hate or ignorance.
- I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
- They can't bask in the ignorance of the yet to be known.
- So they they suffer because of this ignorance on this part, on their part.
- Lukewarm, long waves of ignorance wash over your toes.
- It's a it's an act of recklessness and ignorance towards a future you.
Examples
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I've been a victim of my own ignorance.
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So knowledge and ignorance are two sides of the same coin.
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And I think that as long as there is ignorance, there is hope.
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So excuse my my ignorance on the subject.
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The developing nations, however, are not subject to the same ignorance experienced by the developed world.
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We lived in a world of ignorance.
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Well, first of all, pardon my cultural ignorance.
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"A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance.
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In a world destroyed by war and fallen into ignorance, I wander like a stray dog in search of a better place.
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The enemies of the people in the region are hunger, ignorance, inequality, disease, crime, and environmental degradation.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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5.5
Not told about important things, so you do not know them
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4.2
Not knowing what to do or how something works
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7.4
Not noticing things happening around you
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6.1
A lack of knowledge or experience with something
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5.4
Not knowing or noticing something
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5.7
Not noticing or understanding something important
A state of not knowing or understanding things
Lack of knowledge or awareness
Not knowing about something
Not being aware of a fact or change
A state of not knowing or understanding
Being unaware of something
A lack of awareness of what is happening
Antonyms
Compounds
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Surface Forms
Morphology
ignorance = ignorant (semi-transparent) = ignor + ance
Formally derived via the stem 'ignor-' + the noun-forming suffix '-ance', but the verb 'ignore' (to deliberately pay no attention) differs in sense from the noun 'ignorance' (lack of knowledge), so the relation is not fully transparent for learners.
Etymology
Ignorance comes from the Latin verb ignorare, which has in- meaning 'not' and a root that meant 'to know'. So, ignorance literally means 'not knowing', which is why we use it for the state of not having knowledge or awareness.