ignorance

/ˈɪɡnərəns/
noun
  1. Lack of knowledge, information, or awareness about something.
    • She showed complete ignorance of the rules when she tried to play the game.
    • The best cure for ignorance is asking questions and reading books.
    • His ignorance of basic math made it hard for him to balance his budget.
  2. The state of being uneducated or uninformed in general.
    • The community worked hard to fight ignorance by building a new library.
    • Many problems in the world come from ignorance and fear of what we don't understand.
    • Ignorance is not a crime, but refusing to learn can be a problem.
What does "ignorance" mean? | whatsthatwordmean | whatsthatwordmean