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
Yet this is a decades-long conflict that few know about, and so the film forces the audience to reckon with its own ignorance.
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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
Any policy relying on less debate and greater ignorance should raise alarms in a democracy.
—Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Trump was a departure from the past in so many ways—his bizarre personality, his ignorance of public policy, and his flouting of democratic norms.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
However, Dunning says that ignorance is a part of life and something that everyone experiences at some point.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
This inspired us to create a film highlighting the ignorance behind such mistreatment of animals, within the context of an engaging criminal drama.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
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
Any policy relying on less debate and greater ignorance should raise alarms in a democracy.
—Phil Klay, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Trump was a departure from the past in so many ways—his bizarre personality, his ignorance of public policy, and his flouting of democratic norms.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2024
However, Dunning says that ignorance is a part of life and something that everyone experiences at some point.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
This inspired us to create a film highlighting the ignorance behind such mistreatment of animals, within the context of an engaging criminal drama.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignorance. Accessed 19 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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