US /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ UK /ˈɪɡ.nə.ɹəns/
noun name Freq #8304

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A lack of knowledge or information about something.

    Her ignorance of basic geography surprised everyone.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a lack of knowledge or... unawarenesscluelessness
Word family
Derived forms ignorantignorization

Etymology

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.

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