ignorantig‧no‧rant /ˈɪɡnərənt/ ●●○ AWL adjective 
an ignorant and uneducated manignorant of Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.ignorant about Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun (=happy because they do not know about the dangers).2caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding: an ignorant remark ignorant opinions3British English spoken rude or impolite: ignorant behaviour—ignorantly adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a crude and ignorant man
- I'm very ignorant about politics.
- I didn't like to ask him to explain more clearly because I didn't want to appear ignorant.
- That was an ignorant joke!
- There are still doctors who are ignorant of patients' rights, or who try to deny them.
- But political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.
- Either she was woefully ignorant, or wilfully obtuse.
- My inquiries reveal that most of these are caused by exercise programmes devised by ignorant charlatans feeding off our need for health.
- Or was he just pretending to be ignorant?
- The thinking seems to be that many savers are too ignorant or lazy to shop around.
- These research subjects are presumed to be ignorant and vulnerable groups in society and almost always include students.
Longman Language Activatornot knowing about something
someone who is ignorant does not know facts or information that they should know: · I didn't like to ask him to explain more clearly because I didn't want to appear ignorant.ignorant of: · There are still doctors who are ignorant of patients' rights, or who try to deny them.ignorant about: · I'm very ignorant about politics.
when someone does not know facts or information that they should know: · I haven't read your latest book, so I hope you'll forgive my ignorance.ignorance of: · He showed complete ignorance of the most basic historical facts.
people or opinions that are uninformed show a lack of knowledge and information about the subject that they are discussing: · Careless or uninformed decisions during these huge storms can lead to loss of life and property.uninformed about: · The Vice-President gave the impression of being remarkably uninformed about South American affairs.
not knowing much about something or making mistakes about it because you have been given incorrect or not enough information: · He's either a liar or he's incredibly ill-informed.· Writers such as Oscar Wilde were the target of ill-informed and often hostile criticism simply because they were gay.ill-informed about: · For someone who wants to be a journalist, she's remarkably ill-informed about current affairs.
someone who has no special knowledge about a subject such as science or medicine, as opposed to people who have special knowledge or training: · Professor Hawking's book is intended for the lay person who has an interest in the field of nuclear physics and astronomy.in layman's terms (=using words a layman can understand): · Many superb doctors are incapable of communicating in layman's terms.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun (=happy because they do not know about the dangers).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun (=happy because they do not know about the dangers).· In our North London fastness we are as ignorant as snowflakes of such matters.· I suspect most girls now are as ignorant as I was then, because the number of victims increases steadily.· Churchill was a sort of Anglican but was as ignorant about clergymen as Lloyd George.· What is so fascinating is that maybe the medieval artists were just as ignorant of Latin.
· I was blissfully ignorant of the whole collapse.
· Truly, I was so ignorant, I would have.· Why was the church so ignorant of her own men and women?· She is so ignorant of life, she might be a visitor from Mars.
· I mean, is the fool totally ignorant?· He was, for example, totally ignorant of the atomic bomb project.· More important, he has met an ideal of which his regime was totally ignorant: mercy.
WORD FAMILYnounignoranceadjectiveignorantadverbignorantly
1not knowing facts or information that you ought to know: an ignorant and uneducated manignorant of Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics.ignorant about Many people remain blissfully ignorant about the dangers of too much sun (=happy because they do not know about the dangers).2caused by a lack of knowledge and understanding: an ignorant remark ignorant opinions3British English spoken rude or impolite: ignorant behaviour—ignorantly adverb