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   Ig·no·rance

   /ˈiɡnərəns/

   

   noun

   • 1. lack of knowledge or information: "he acted in ignorance of basic procedures" Similar incomprehensionunawarenessunconsciousnessinexperienceinnocenceunfamiliarity withlack of enlightenment aboutlack of knowledge aboutlack of information aboutinformal:cluelessnessliterary:nesciencelack of knowledgelack of educationunenlightenmentbenightednesslack of intelligenceunintelligencestupidityfoolishnessidiocydensenessbrainlessnessmindlessnessslow-wittednessinformal:thicknessdimnessdumbnessdopinessdozinessOpposite knowledgeeducationknowledgeeducation

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’ (see ignorant).

   Scrabble Points: 12

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