wilful ignorance
Ignoranz
A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid…A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, uncountable)A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.
Ignoranz
Examples
2 sentencesIt's wilful ignorance, if you ask me.
His wilful ignorance was more than she could stand.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
a decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed:
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedostrich instruction
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable