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ignorance Noun lack of knowledge or education
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ignorance noun 1. lack of education, stupidity, foolishness, blindness, illiteracy, benightedness, unenlightenment, unintelligence, mental darkness << OPPOSITE knowledge 2. (with of) unawareness of, inexperience of, unfamiliarity with, innocence of, unconsciousness of, greenness about, oblivion about, nescience of (literary) Translationsto keep sb in ignorance of sth → ocultarle algo a algn to keep sb in ignorance of sth → tenir qn dans l'ignorance de qch to keep sb in ignorance of sth → jdn in Unkenntnis über etw acc lassen to keep sb in ignorance of sth → tenere qn all'oscuro di qc |
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| I knew you did not wish to be too hard, and I am glad you see it was only ignorance. The papers revived all the old anecdotes in which the "sun of the wolves" played a part; they recalled the influences which the ignorance of past ages ascribed to her; in short, all America was seized with selenomania, or had become moon-mad. "You have been a good client to me," the Attorney replied, gathering up his books and papers, "but I must say you betray a surprising ignorance of the purpose of litigation. |
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