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How to pronounce ignorance in English?

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Type Words
Type of cognitive content, content, mental object
Has types illiteracy, inexperience, unknowingness, nescience, rawness, unenlightenment, unknowing, ignorantness
Derivation ignorant, ignore

Examples of ignorance

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So how do we explain the levels of historical ignorance revealed by this survey?
From the newsweek.com
Maranatha, I agree with your comments about the ignorance of Medicare enrollees.
From the washingtontimes.com
It was another instance of Paul displaying his ignorance of all things Kentucky.
From the kentucky.com
Evidence is so much better at persuading than flippant comments about ignorance.
From the economist.com
Another crass policy based on that familiar toxic mix of ignorance and ideology.
From the guardian.co.uk
Once again you have perfectly displayed your complete ignorance of this illness.
From the independent.co.uk
The comment displays a total ignorance of Finlands and Swedens defense postures.
From the economist.com
It would take willful historical ignorance to dismiss the possible consequences.
From the dailyherald.com
A selfish act driven primarily my immaturity and ignorance that continues today.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • The lack of knowledge or education
  • (ignorant) uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; "an ignorant man"; "nescient of contemporary literature"; "an unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issues"; "exhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions"
  • (ignorant) uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; "she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"; "he is musically illiterate"
  • (ignorant) unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge; "he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"; "an unknowledgeable assistant"; "his rudeness was unwitting"
  • Ignorance is a state of being uninformed (lack of knowledge). The word "ignorant" is an adjective describing a person in the state of being unaware and is often used as an insult. "Ignoramus" is commonly used in the UK and Ireland as a name of someone who is overwhemingly ignorant.
  • Ignorance is the debut album from Sacred Reich, a thrash metal band originating from Arizona, United States. It was released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records, and was followed up by the 1988 EP, Surf Nicaragua. ...
  • Ignorance (L'ignorance) is a novel by Milan Kundera. It was written in 1999 in French and published in 2000. It was translated into English in 2002 by Linda Asher, for which she was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Prize the following year.
  • "Ignorance" is a song by the American alternative rock band Paramore. "Ignorance" was released by Fueled by Ramen in July 2009, as the lead single from the bands 2009 studio album entitled, Brand New Eyes. ...
  • The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lacking knowledge or information