as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
takes perverse pride in his benightedness regarding popular culture
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ignorance
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For most of its history and prehistory, the human race has lived in various states of ignorance and wonder.—
Robert Pogue Harrison,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Keenan had spent time in the Peace Corps and had drifted around the world afterward, coming away with the conception that Americans’ ignorance of other cultures had led the country directly into the wood chipper of Vietnam.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Benightedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benightedness. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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