ignorance

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ig·nor·ance AW BrE [ˈɪɡnərəns] NAmE [ˈɪɡnərəns] noun uncountable ~ (of/about sth)
a lack of knowledge or information about sth
•widespread ignorance of/about the disease
•They fought a long battle against prejudice and ignorance.
•She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.
•Children often behave badly out of/through ignorance.
•I hate to admit my ignorance, but how does it work?
Idiom: ↑ignorance is bliss

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’, from the verb ignorare ‘not know, ignore’, from in- ‘not’ + gno-, a base meaning ‘know’.

Thesaurus:
ignorance [ignorance] noun U, sing. (sometimes disapproving)
•There is widespread ignorance about the disease.
incomprehension • • inexperience • |often disapproving naivety • |approving innocence •
Opp: knowledge
ignorance/naivety/innocence about sth
betray/show (your) ignorance/inexperience
take advantage of sb's ignorance/inexperience/naivety/innocence

Example Bank:
•He pleaded ignorance of any wrongdoing.
•He showed a remarkable ignorance of the facts.
•He was kept in ignorance of his true identity.
•I had to confess my ignorance.
•I tried not to betray my ignorance.
•Many lives are lost through ignorance.
•Outsiders, in their ignorance, fail to understand this.
•She remained in blissful ignorance of these events.
•The sisters lived in total ignorance of each other.
•There is still widespread ignorance about this disease.
•These attitudes are based on ignorance and fear.
•This showed a profound ignorance of local customs.
•a policy based on wilful ignorance of history
•mistakes due to ignorance
•our appalling ignorance of international events
•widespread ignorance of the causes of the Civil War
•Children often behave badly out of ignorance.
•I hate to confess my ignorance, but can you explain what ‘space-time’actually is?
•I remained in blissful ignorance of what was going on.
•Many of the comments betray an appalling ignorance of the reality of these children's lives.
•She was kept in ignorance of her husband's activities.
•Some doctors believe that ignorance is bliss and do not tell their patients all the facts.
•The more he talks, the more he shows his ignorance.