as in ignorance
the state of being unaware or uninformed
the appalling nescience of today's high schoolers concerning international affairs
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Recent Examples of nescience
But this time her nescience was justified.
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Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
Critics pounced on his gaffes questioning evolution and asserting that vegetation caused pollution, but, as with Trump, Reagan’s backers cared little about these blunders or his nescience over public affairs.
—Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
Matthew Continetti, National Review, 18 Jan. 2025
Critics pounced on his gaffes questioning evolution and asserting that vegetation caused pollution, but, as with Trump, Reagan’s backers cared little about these blunders or his nescience over public affairs.
—Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nescience
ignorance
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In a system built on civilian oversight of military and diplomatic power, ignorance becomes a liability.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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But while the veteran Pole lured out of retirement is expected to be offered an extension of his one-year contract which expires on June 30, Barça will reportedly try and force captain Ter Stegen out of the club amid the German’s claims of ignorance on the matter.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Nescience.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nescience. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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