ignorance
noun
ig·no·rance
ˈig-n(ə-)rən(t)s 
: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
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Examples of ignorance in a Sentence
His racist attitudes were born out of ignorance.
an appalling ignorance about other cultures
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But to have hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced 40 years later reflects willful hate — not blind ignorance.
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Lz Granderson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Trump demonstrates ignorance of the benefits of economic freedom.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
In retrospect, this myth, sold to the public as COIN, is part of a larger pattern of dishonesty that runs through America’s longest war, 20 years of wishful thinking and willful ignorance that culminated in tragedy on Aug. 15, 2021, when Raziq’s mortal enemies entered Kabul in triumph.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Not only rude but idiotic, showing a startling ignorance of how people should treat one another.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
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Lz Granderson, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
Trump demonstrates ignorance of the benefits of economic freedom.
—John Stossel, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
In retrospect, this myth, sold to the public as COIN, is part of a larger pattern of dishonesty that runs through America’s longest war, 20 years of wishful thinking and willful ignorance that culminated in tragedy on Aug. 15, 2021, when Raziq’s mortal enemies entered Kabul in triumph.
—Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 22 May 2024
Not only rude but idiotic, showing a startling ignorance of how people should treat one another.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignorance. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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ignorance
noun
ig·no·rance
ˈig-nə-rən(t)s
: the state or fact of being ignorant : lack of knowledge, education, or awareness
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