ignorance
ig·no·rance
noun
Origin
From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.
Phrases
- argument from ignorance
- ignorance is bliss
- invincible ignorance
- pluralistic ignorance
- tools of ignorance
- vincible ignorance
- willful ignorance
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