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ignorant

[ ig-ner-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:

    Although he was an ignorant man, he was very excited to learn.

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  2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact:

    I admit I'm entirely ignorant of quantum physics.

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  3. uninformed; unaware:

    You'd have to be pretty ignorant not to have heard this news.

  4. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training:

    Everyone makes an ignorant statement or two when they're first starting out.



ignorant

/ ˈɪɡəəԳ /

adjective

  1. lacking in knowledge or education; unenlightened
  2. postpositiveoften foll byof lacking in awareness or knowledge (of)

    ignorant of the law

  3. resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or awareness

    an ignorant remark

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԴǰԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·Դ·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz··Դ·Գ adjective
  • non··Դ·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ·-·Դ·Գ adjective
  • qua·si-·Դ·Գ· adverb
  • -·Դ·Գ adjective
  • ···Դ·Գ adjective
  • su·per··Դ·Գ· adverb
  • ܲ··Դ·Գ adjective
  • un··Դ·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ignorant1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English ignora(u)nt, from Latin ōԳ-, stem of ōԲ “not knowing,” present participle of ō “to not know”; ignore ( def ), -ant ( def )
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Synonym Study

Ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated mean lacking in knowledge or in training. Ignorant may mean knowing little or nothing, or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject: An ignorant person can be dangerous. I confess I'm ignorant of mathematics. Illiterate originally meant lacking a knowledge of literature or similar learning, but is most often applied now to one unable to read or write: necessary training for illiterate soldiers. Unlettered emphasizes the idea of being without knowledge of literature: unlettered though highly trained in science. Uneducated refers especially to lack of schooling or to lack of access to a body of knowledge equivalent to that learned in schools: uneducated but highly intelligent. None of these words mean "lacking in intelligence."
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There’s never a confrontation or attempt to call the starers to the carpet; the show just focuses on how Jay and Pamela are living their best lives in the face of these ignorant people.

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Leaders don’t cower in fear of ignorant extremists, no matter how many of them there are.

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Since many don’t realize its Spanish-speaking people are fellow Americans, the ignorant can gleefully lump them in with other so-called immigrant invaders.

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Quite honestly — and this is such a luxury and a privilege, and everyone out there will say ignorant — I can't handle what's happening in our country right now.

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The measles vaccine was a godsend to worldwide public health, and it's an absolute scandal that this lethally ignorant dolt has any power over public health.

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