ignoration

noun

ig·​no·​ra·​tion

ˌignəˈrāshən

plural -s

1

: complete or utter ignorance

the ignoration of the true relation of each organism to its environment

—A. N. Whitehead

2

[ignore + -ation] : an act or action of ignoring

changed from complete ignoration of my presence to an almost pathetic agreement with every word I said

—H. J. Laski

Word History

Etymology

Latin ignoration-, ignoratio, from ignoratus (past participle of ignorare) + -ion, -io -ion

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