ignorance

Pronunciation: /ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the lack of knowledge or education

Etymology

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.

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Semantic network

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Narrower (hyponyms)
illiteracy, inexperience, ignorantness, unenlightenment

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