ignorance
noun
ig·no·rance
ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s 
: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
Synonyms
Examples of ignorance in a Sentence
His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance.
an appalling ignorance about other cultures
Recent Examples on the Web
In the videos, the hackers do display some knowledge of how a water utility works, as well as some ignorance and random switch-flipping, says Gus Serino, the founder of cybersecurity firm I&C Secure and a former staffer at a water utility and at the infrastructure cybersecurity firm Dragos.
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Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
To feign ignorance or refuse to engage with the underlying processes behind AI in an attempt to dodge responsibility, save costs, or cut corners, is irresponsible and dangerous.
—Quora, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The institute’s findings are rarely mentioned in the Western media either, through journalists’ ignorance or self-censorship.
—Jonathan Steele, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2024
To admit ignorance on any subject whatsoever is a clear violation of the Pundit’s Code.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2024
Yet this is a decades-long conflict that few know about, and so the film forces the audience to reckon with its own ignorance.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Nothing is more classical than Plato’s allegory of the cave, which is really a story about education: how human beings emerge from ignorance and discover truth.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
People like me believe in medicines that are addictive drugs, in food that is poison, in environmentalism that is ecocide, in education that is ignorance, in money that is debt, in objective science that is not objective.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
From there, the proliferation of knowledge is the surest sign that ignorance about all manner of things will more and more be the American norm.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2024
To feign ignorance or refuse to engage with the underlying processes behind AI in an attempt to dodge responsibility, save costs, or cut corners, is irresponsible and dangerous.
—Quora, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
The institute’s findings are rarely mentioned in the Western media either, through journalists’ ignorance or self-censorship.
—Jonathan Steele, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2024
To admit ignorance on any subject whatsoever is a clear violation of the Pundit’s Code.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 20 Feb. 2024
Yet this is a decades-long conflict that few know about, and so the film forces the audience to reckon with its own ignorance.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
Nothing is more classical than Plato’s allegory of the cave, which is really a story about education: how human beings emerge from ignorance and discover truth.
—Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
People like me believe in medicines that are addictive drugs, in food that is poison, in environmentalism that is ecocide, in education that is ignorance, in money that is debt, in objective science that is not objective.
—Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
From there, the proliferation of knowledge is the surest sign that ignorance about all manner of things will more and more be the American norm.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignorance. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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ignorance
noun
ig·no·rance
ˈig-nə-rən(t)s
: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
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