ignorance
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- self-ignorance noun
Etymology
Origin of ignorance
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Latin word ignōrantia. See ignore, -ance
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Example Sentences
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On Friday morning ap Iorwerth was asked on BBC Radio Wales if his reference to "ignorance", which was trailed ahead of his speech, meant he was suggesting Reform voters were ignorant.
From BBC
It’s also possible that some moving companies capitalize not only on their clients’ ignorance of the law, but also on their anxiety.
From MarketWatch
Bennett argued presciently that by kowtowing to radicals, “a great university was brought low by the very forces which modern universities came into being to oppose: ignorance, irrationality and intimidation.”
Katherine spoke the words for him, shattering his hopes for ignorance.
From Literature
There’s a lot of ignorance that goes into it as well.
From Los Angeles Times
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