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单词 ignorance
释义

ignorance

noun

ig·​no·​rance ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s How to pronounce ignorance (audio)
: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness

Synonyms

  • benightedness
  • cluelessness
  • incognizance
  • innocence
  • nescience
  • obliviousness
  • unawareness
  • unfamiliarity
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Example Sentences

His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance. an appalling ignorance about other cultures
Recent Examples on the Web Inclusion is necessary to avoid ignorance and violence. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 Due process was not adhered to either because of ignorance and the lack of accountability and/or a preconceived notion of what outcome was desired. Pringl Miller, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 Centuries ago, the Inquisition cast Western Europe into an age of ignorance and regression. Robert Pearl, Forbes, 11 July 2022 Peace in all places, where aggression, poverty, ignorance and violence oppresses and destroys our human family. Chaplain Sharon Kugler, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2022 What is the difference between ignorance and apathy? Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2022 Davis has to plead ignorance because of what just happened to Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for tampering with Brady — the loss of first- and third-round picks, plus fines and suspensions. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 What shape might a campaign or effort take to correct Americans’ ignorance of our overall support for climate policy and to empower further efforts to put in place additional transformative climate policies? Robin Lloyd, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022 The sophomore defensive end basically admitted Tuesday he and the rest of the Buckeyes are supposed to plead ignorance at any mention of the new position. Nathan Baird, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

ignorance

noun

ig·​no·​rance ˈig-nə-rəns How to pronounce ignorance (audio)
: a lack of knowledge, understanding, or education : the state of being ignorant

ignorance

noun

1
as in unawareness
the state of being unaware or uninformed ignorance of the law is no excuse

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unawareness
  • unfamiliarity
  • innocence
  • cluelessness
  • nescience
  • benightedness
  • obliviousness
  • naïveté
  • naivete
  • inexperience
  • naiveté
  • unsophistication
  • incognizance
  • callowness
  • greenness
  • rawness
  • simpleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • awareness
  • familiarity
  • experience
  • acquaintance
  • cognizance
  • sophistication
  • know-how
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2
as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • illiteracy
  • stupidity
  • dumbness
  • idiocy
  • foolishness
  • imbecility
  • innumeracy
  • philistinism
  • mindlessness
  • functional illiteracy
  • brainlessness
  • witlessness
  • senselessness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • learning
  • education
  • knowledge
  • literacy
  • instruction
  • training
  • enlightenment
  • erudition
  • scholarship
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