Ignorance

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  • noun. The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being ignorant; want of knowledge in general, or concerning some particular matter; the condition of not being cognizant, informed, or aware.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The condition of being ignorant; the lack of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
  • noun. A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.
  • noun. ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
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  • noun. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the lack of knowledge or education
    • Word Usage
    "There is an ignorance that is sought on purpose, called _affected ignorance_ (in the Shakspearian sense of the word _affect_), as when a man will not read begging-letters, that he may not give anything away."
    cross-reference
    invincible ignorance  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    cognitive content  content  mental object  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    ignorantness  illiteracy  inexperience  nescience  rawness  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    about  an  beads  beer  birds  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Urdummheit  amateurishness  amateurism  benightedness  brainlessness  
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