ignorant

  • 21ignorant — 01. I am quite [ignorant] of my own country s history, and sometimes it is embarrassing. 02. Discrimination is usually based on [ignorance] of other cultures or lifestyles. 03. There is a lot of [ignorance] and misinformation about AIDS which… …

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  • 22ignorant — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, seem, sound ▪ act ▪ I decided to continue acting ignorant, just to make fun of her. ▪ …

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  • 23ignorant — ig|no|rant [ˈıgnərənt] adj 1.) not knowing facts or information that you ought to know ▪ an ignorant and uneducated man ignorant of ▪ Political historians are often rather ignorant of economics. ignorant about ▪ Many school leavers are ignorant… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24ignorant — ignorantly, adv. ignorantness, n. /ig neuhr euhnt/, adj. 1. lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man. 2. lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics. 3. uninformed; unaware …

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  • 25ignorant — [[t]ɪ̱gnərənt[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of/about n 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. People don t like to ask questions for fear… …

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  • 26ignorant — adjective 1) the plight of these ignorant children should be an international concern Syn: uneducated, unknowledgeable, untaught, unschooled, untutored, untrained, illiterate, unlettered, unlearned, unread, uninformed, unenlightened, benighted;… …

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  • 27ignorant — adjective Date: 14th century 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&#8230; …

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  • 28ignorant — adj. 1) blissfully ignorant 2) ignorant in; of (ignorant of the facts) * * * [ ɪgnərənt] of (ignorant of the facts) blissfully ignorant ignorant in …

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  • 29ignorant — adjective 1 not knowing facts or information that you ought to know: an ignorant and uneducated man (+ of): They were ignorant of any events outside their own town. (+ about): I m very ignorant about politics. see ignore 2 caused by a lack of&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30ignorant — ig•no•rant [[t]ˈɪg nər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned 2) lacking special knowledge or information 3) uninformed; unaware 4) showing lack of knowledge or training • Etymology: 1325–75; ME &LT; L ignōrant , s. of&#8230; …

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