ignorance
US /ˈɪɡnərəns/
・UK /ˈɪgnərəns/
B1TOEIC
n. (u.)Uncountable NounLack of information or knowledge about something
The teacher noticed his ignorance after interrogating him
n. (u.)Uncountable NounDeliberate avoidance of knowledge or information.
He feigned ignorance to avoid answering the question.
n. (u.)Uncountable NounLack of experience or sophistication.
Her ignorance of the world outside her village was touching.
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Why Stupid People Think They're Smart [The Dunning-Kruger Effect]
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- This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.
This is the paradox of trying to overcome our own ignorance.
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
- This boy is ignorance; this girl is want.
This boy is ignorance; this girl is want.
- their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree,
their fathers. This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree,
Carl Jung’s Word Association Test
- And that a lot of what we really want, feel, and are is not at our mental fingertips, lying instead in a penumbra of ignorance, fantasy, and denial,
And that a lot of what we really want, feel, and are is not at our mental fingertips, lying instead in a penumbra of ignorance, fantasy, and denial,
President Obama Delivers the Commencement Address at Howard University
- Because, as my grandmother used to tell me, every time a fool speaks, they are just advertising their own ignorance.
Because, as my grandmother used to tell me, every time a fool speaks, they are just advertising their own ignorance.
- And you might as well start practicing now, because one thing I can guarantee you: you will have to deal with ignorance, hatred, racism, foolishness, trifling folks.
And you might as well start practicing now, because one thing I can guarantee you: you will have to deal with ignorance, hatred, racism, foolishness, trifling folks.
President Obama Delivers the Rutgers University Commencement Address
- So, class of 2016, let me be as clear as I can be: In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.
So, class of 2016, let me be as clear as I can be: In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue.
- In some ways, it's just made us more confident in our ignorance.
In some ways, it's just made us more confident in our ignorance.
Achieve ANYTHING: Powerful Mindset Hacks for Success (2026 Guide)
- Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.
Master the Art of Selective Ignorance.
- Successful people practice selective ignorance.
Successful people practice selective ignorance.
Getting Off Life's Emotional Rollercoaster
- Buddha tried to help people overcome frustration and suffering, and he said that the source of frustration was desire, and that the source of desire was ignorance.
Buddha tried to help people overcome frustration and suffering, and he said that the source of frustration was desire, and that the source of desire was ignorance.
- In other words, desire, which is wanting things to be different than they must be, is birth of ignorance and causes frustration.
In other words, desire, which is wanting things to be different than they must be, is birth of ignorance and causes frustration.
"Dumbphones" Are Taking Over American Families | Firstpost America
- Some are trading in their digital sophistication for a bit of blissful ignorance.
Some are trading in their digital sophistication for a bit of blissful ignorance.
- Some are trading in their digital sophistication for a bit of blissful ignorance.
Some are trading in their digital sophistication for a bit of blissful ignorance.
Turn To Page 394 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- As an antidote to your ignorance, and on my desk by Monday morning, two rows of parchment on the werewolf, with particular emphasis on recognizing it.
As an antidote to your ignorance, and on my desk by Monday morning, two rows of parchment on the werewolf, with particular emphasis on recognizing it.
- As an antidote to your ignorance, and
As an antidote to your ignorance, and
Why do people hate mathematics?
- I think that our ignorance can be misused by the powers that be.
I think that our ignorance can be misused by the powers that be.
- to know about because, you know, 'who cares? As long as they work.' I think that our ignorance
to know about because, you know, 'who cares? As long as they work.' I think that our ignorance