ignorance (ˈɪɡnərəns
)
Definitions
noun
- lack of knowledge, information, or education; the state of being ignorant
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry= lack of education
stupidity,
foolishness,
blindness,
illiteracy,
benightedness,
unenlightenment
unintelligence,
mental darkness
= unawareness of inexperience of unfamiliarity with innocence of unconsciousness of greenness about oblivion about nescience of
Quotations
"No more; where ignorance is bliss,'Tis folly to be wise"
"If ignorance is indeed bliss, it is a very low grade of the article"
"Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion"
"Ignorance, the stem and root of all evil"
"What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark"
"We live and learn, but not the wiser grow"
"To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge"
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"
"Ignorance is not innocence but sin"
"Ignorance itself is without a doubt a sin for those who do not wish to understand; for those who, however, cannot understand, it is the punishment of sin"
"Ignorance is the curse of God,Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven"
"I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance"
"If you think education is expensive - try ignorance"
"He who knows and knows he knows,He is a wise man; seek him.He who knows and knows not he knows,He is asleep; wake him.He who knows not and knows he knows not,He is a child; teach him.He who knows not and knows not he knows not,He is a fool; shun him!"
"One half of the world does not know how the other half lives"
Translations
- British English:
ignorance
Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it.I feel embarrassed by my ignorance of world history.ˈɪɡnərəns NOUN I feel embarrassed by my ignorance of world history.
- Spanish:
ignorancia
nf
- French:
ignorance
nf
- German:
Unkenntnis
nf
- Chinese: 无知 n
- Arabic: جَهْلٌ n
- Portuguese: ignorância nf
- Russian: невежество nnt
- Croatian: neznanje nnt
- Czech: nevzdělanost nf
- Danish: uvidenhed nutr
- Dutch: onwetendheid nf
- Finnish: tietämättömyys n
- Greek: άγνοια nf
- Italian: ignoranza nf
- Japanese: 無知 n
- Korean: 무식 n
- Norwegian: uvitenhet nm
- Polish: ignorancja nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ignorância nf
- European Spanish:
ignorancia
nf
- Swedish: okunnighet nutr
- Thai: ความโง่เขลา n
- Turkish: cehalet n
- Vietnamese: sự thiếu hiểu biết n
Usage examples
The fact that the audience laughed in ignorance merely highlighted the basic decadence he was committed to destroy.
, The Endless Game (1986)These girls weren't prepubescent children - nor could they plead sexual ignorance.
Spiked (2003)But worse off, perhaps, are the adults who deny their ignorance.
Globe and Mail (2003)Trying to be trendy and'with it', the professor too often reveals his ignorance.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Tackling society's widespread ignorance about sleep ought to be a higher priority in education.
, COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)