nescience

/ˈnɛʃəns/
noun
  1. Lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.
    • Nescience of the law is not an excuse for breaking it.
    • The teacher tried to correct the students' nescience of scientific facts.
    • His nescience about basic history was surprising for a college graduate.
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