ignorance

Etymology

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignore + -ance.

noun

  1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information.
    She shows total ignorance about the topic at hand.
  2. (religion, in the plural) Sins committed through ignorance.

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