Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

    She shows total ignorance about the topic at hand.

    Unwissenheit, Unwissen, Nichtwissen

    неве́жествоnevéžestvo, неве́дениеnevédenije, незна́ниеneznánije

    неві́гластвоnevíhlastvo, неу́цтвоneúctvo, незнання́neznannjá

    the lack of knowledge or education

  2. (countable, in the plural, uncountable)Sins committed through ignorance.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Existential blindness.

Examples

205 sentences
  1. She often takes advantage of his ignorance.

    Вона часто користується його неуцтвом.

    ruОна часто пользуется его невежеством.

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  2. To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.

    Щоб досягти успіху в житті, потрібні дві речі: неуцтво та впевненість.

    ruЧтобы преуспеть в жизни, нужны всего две вещи: невежество и самоуверенность.

    deUm im Leben erfolgreich zu sein, braucht man zwei Dinge: Unwissenheit und Selbstvertrauen.

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  3. I was astonished by his ignorance.

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  4. He made fun of our ignorance.

    deEr machte sich über unsere Unwissenheit lustig.

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  5. He seemed surprised by my ignorance.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
condition of being uninformed or uneducated:
Русский
By meaning 1
condition of being uninformed or uneducated:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
condition of being uninformed or uneducated:

Origin

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from

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