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- 1. lack of knowledge or information: "he acted in ignorance of basic procedures" Similar Opposite
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Lack of knowledge or understanding
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or understanding. Deliberate ignorance is a culturally-induced phenomenon, the study of which is called agnotology. The word "ignorant" is an adjective that describes a person in the state of being unaware, or even cognitive dissonance and other cognitive relation, and can describe individuals who are unaware of important information or facts. Wikipedia