ignorance

noun

ig·no·rance ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s

Synonyms of ignorance next

: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness

Examples of ignorance in a Sentence

His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance. an appalling ignorance about other cultures

Recent Examples on the Web Beyond outbreaks of hate, some families say ignorance of history has its own sting. —

Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Nov. 2023 The actual significance of Diwali is good overcoming evil, and light dispelling darkness and ignorance. —

Parizaad Khan Sethi, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2023 But Park, who challenges our ignorance of Korea’s history, shows how a nation comprises more than geography, more than government practices, more than whatever name is bestowed upon it. —

Jonathan Russell Clark, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023 The Muslim Council relies on the West's ignorance of Islam. —

Karla Adam, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 The ever-present hum of antisemitism and ignorance is just something we are used to. —

Iliza Shlesinger, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2023 Dismissing the extinction of species as no big deal merely demonstrates human narrow-mindedness and ignorance about our impact on the world. —

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023 What started out as indifference and apathy soon curdled into obstinance, willful ignorance and corruption. —

Robert Kolker, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2023 In retrospect, the hostile crowd at UCL in 2016 sparked a certain resolve in me to confront antisemitism and ignorance in an informed, strategic manner. —

Hen Mazzig, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023 See More

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