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as in unfamiliarity
the state of being unaware or uninformed
ignorance of the law is no excuse
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as in illiteracy
the state of being unlearned
with such vast sums spent on education, the level of ignorance among graduating seniors is a national disgrace
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Recent Examples of ignorance
Darrow asked Bryan about the age of the Earth, about biblical miracles, such as when Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, and many more questions that revealed not only Bryan’s ignorance of science but his ignorance of the Bible as well.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Willful ignorance and wishful thinking had defined not just those 24 hours, but my life in Los Angeles.
—David A. Goodman, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Throughout Good Girl, Nila capitalizes on the ignorance of the white Germans around her to pass as anything but Afghan.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
This Better-Than List calls out those films and filmmakers who triumphed, defeating those who subjugated moviegoers to fear, bias, and ignorance.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2025
Willful ignorance and wishful thinking had defined not just those 24 hours, but my life in Los Angeles.
—David A. Goodman, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2025
Throughout Good Girl, Nila capitalizes on the ignorance of the white Germans around her to pass as anything but Afghan.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
This Better-Than List calls out those films and filmmakers who triumphed, defeating those who subjugated moviegoers to fear, bias, and ignorance.
—Armond White, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ignorance
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Johnson also highlighted the dangers of financial illiteracy, referencing both the 2008 financial crisis and the current student loan crisis as examples of how a lack of understanding can lead to catastrophic outcomes.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Unfashionable clubs like Brentford, Brighton, and Hove Albion have leveraged the statistical illiteracy that pervades the world's most popular game to great success.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Teni, just 2 years old at the time, was forced to witness the appalling scene unfold through a lens of innocence.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
24 Jan. 2025
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Attorneys for Michael Madigan opened their final bid to persuade jurors of his innocence by hearkening back to a memorable nickname for the former speaker: the Sphinx.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Watch stupidity and laziness (my much better working title for The End of Work was The End of Laziness) rapidly disappear as technological advance erases so much of what people used to do for a living in favor of living for work.—
John Tamny,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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Their books’ fantasies of martyrdom and religious metaphysics are a feint so as not to recognize the need for socialism at home and abroad, and to obscure American stupidity.—
Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
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Fonseca got tough and the line between bravery and foolishness, at times, became imperceptible.—
James Horncastle,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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The problem is not the companies but the system, whose foolishness is very clear to those, like me, who have spent decades abroad.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignorance. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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