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- Dictionaryignorant/ˈɪɡnərənt/
adjective
- 1. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated: "he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid" Similar Opposite
- 2. discourteous or rude: informal "this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist" Similar Opposite
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having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general: We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men. ignorance. noun [ U ] us / ˈɪɡ·nər·əns / You have to assume that incoming students have an almost total ignorance of the rules of grammar.
1. a. : destitute of knowledge or education. an ignorant society. also : lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified. parents ignorant of modern mathematics. b. : resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence. ignorant errors. 2. : unaware, uninformed. ignorantly adverb. ignorantness noun. Did you know?
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.
Definition of ignorant adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you refer to someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know much because they are not well educated. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it.
1. Lacking education or knowledge. 2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake. 3. Unaware or uninformed: was ignorant of the drug's harmful effects.
Definitions of ignorant. adjective. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication. “an ignorant man” synonyms: nescient, unlearned, unlettered. uneducated. having or showing little to no background in schooling. adjective. unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge. “he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”
IGNORANT definition: 1. not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something: 2. not polite or…. Learn more.
1. If you describe someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know things they should know. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it. [...] 2. People are sometimes described as ignorant when they do something that is not polite or kind. [...] More. Synonyms of 'ignorant' • uneducated, unaware, naive [...]
having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general: We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men. ignorance. noun [ U ] us / ˈɪɡ·nər·əns / You have to assume that incoming students have an almost total ignorance of the rules of grammar.