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- Dictionaryignorant/ˈɪɡnərənt/
adjective
- 1. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated: "he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid" Similar Opposite
- 2. discourteous or rude: informal "this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist" Similar Opposite
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IGNORANT definition: 1. not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something: 2. not polite or…. Learn more.
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 knowledge or intelligence. ignorant errors. 2. : unaware, uninformed. ignorantly adverb. ignorantness noun. Did you know?
If you refer to someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know much because they are not well educated. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it. Often people don't ask questions because they don't want to seem ignorant.
adjective. /ˈɪɡnərənt/ (often disapproving) not having or showing much knowledge or information about things; not educated. an ignorant person/question. Never make your students feel ignorant. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
Definitions of ignorant. adjective. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication. “an ignorant man” synonyms: nescient, unlearned, unlettered. uneducated. having or showing little to no background in schooling. adjective. unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge. “he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”
1. Lacking education or knowledge. 2. Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge: an ignorant mistake. 3. Unaware or uninformed: was ignorant of the drug's harmful effects.
There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word ignorant, three of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
IGNORANT definition: 1. not having enough knowledge, understanding, or information about something: 2. not polite or…. Learn more.
If you refer to someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know much because they are not well educated. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it.
lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: I admit I'm entirely ignorant of quantum physics. Synonyms: unenlightened. Antonyms: learned. uninformed; unaware: You'd have to be pretty ignorant not to have heard this news. due to or showing lack of knowledge or training:
