Definition of ignorance Ignorance

/ɪˈgnɚʌns/ - [igneruns] - ig•no•rance

We found 6 definitions of ignorance from 5 different sources.

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What does ignorance mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: ignorances

ignorance - the lack of knowledge or education
  cognitive content, mental object, content the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
  ignorantness, nescience, unknowing, unknowingness ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
  inexperience, rawness lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience; "procedural inexperience created difficulties"; "their poor behavior was due to the rawness of the troops"
  unenlightenment a lack of understanding
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • ignorance (Noun)
    The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ignorance (n.)
    The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
  • ignorance (n.)
    A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • ignorance
    Lack of knowledge or information.

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