Used in a Sentence

ignorance

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for ignorance.

Editorial note

Sexes are treated differently, sure, but IMO to speak about one sex being privileged over the other is to speak from ignorance or agenda.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of ignorance gathered in one view.

noun

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

noun

Existential blindness.

noun

A personification of ignorance.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for ignorance.

noun

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

noun

Existential blindness.

noun

A personification of ignorance.

Example sentences

1

Sexes are treated differently, sure, but IMO to speak about one sex being privileged over the other is to speak from ignorance or agenda.

2

It is only those people who are running IE that may be living in ignorance of other browsers.

3

Please make an actual argument, as opposed to trumpeting my supposed ignorance of everything in general terms.

4

Maybe as the last lights of the west blink out forever, you will understand your ignorance.

5

Otherwise the only reason parties would enter into them is under duress or out of ignorance.

6

Insider trading prohibitions serve to prolong the public's ignorance, and so deepen the public's trading losses.

7

No, but one bogus claim asserted strongly from a clear position of ignorance calls the likelihood of his accuracy into question.

8

It strikes me the sheer amount of ignorance that some Americans esp.

9

It would take willful ignorance for this not to be the case.

10

It is with this paragraph the Steve's ignorance to the societal and legal foundations around intellectual property and exclusive copyright are brought to full attention.

11

Well thanks for assuming ignorance rather than amusement on my part.

12

Many of them show ignorance over drones and how drones work.

Quote examples

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I was waiting for someone to reveal their ignorance by calling out "cabal".

2

When she asks rhetorical questions like, "Is it so unheard of that I genuinely care about my teammates?" it comes across as feigned ignorance more than anything else.

3

> displayed a lack of interest in privacy The tech industry really needs to stop confusing "lack of interest" with "total ignorance".

4

I think he meant more along the lines of "having a wedding" or "having a funeral" than "sacrificing a cow" (but pardon my ignorance of Catholic rituals).

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use ignorance in a sentence?

Sexes are treated differently, sure, but IMO to speak about one sex being privileged over the other is to speak from ignorance or agenda.

What does ignorance mean?

The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.

What part of speech is ignorance?

ignorance is commonly used as noun.