ignorance
noun
[ ˈɪɡn(ə)r(ə)ns ]
• lack of knowledge or information.
• "he acted in ignorance of basic procedures"
Similar:
incomprehension,
unawareness,
unconsciousness,
inexperience,
innocence,
unfamiliarity with,
lack of enlightenment about,
lack of knowledge about,
lack of information about,
cluelessness,
nescience,
lack of knowledge,
lack of education,
unenlightenment,
benightedness,
lack of intelligence,
unintelligence,
stupidity,
foolishness,
idiocy,
denseness,
brainlessness,
mindlessness,
slow-wittedness,
thickness,
dimness,
dumbness,
dopiness,
doziness,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’ (see ignorant).
