ignorance
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
- (countable, in-plural, uncountable) Sins committed through ignorance.
- (countable, uncountable) Existential blindness.
Synonyms
lack of knowledge
lack of education
lack of culture
lack of understanding
condition without knowledge
unfamilarity
non-knowledge
spiritual ignorance
want of sense
mental weakness
unenlightenment
Translations
ignorance
ignorancia
ignoranza
Unwissenheit
ignorância
άγνοια αμάθεια
bilgisizlik
onwetendheid
ignorantiaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.
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