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# ignorance

«ignorance» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not knowing about something; lack of knowledge or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (ignorance — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not knowing about something; lack of knowledge or information. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#m1)

2) Rude or unfriendly behaviour that comes from not knowing or not caring how others feel (in UK English «ignorant» can also mean rude). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and lessons, ignorance is simply not knowing yet — everyone is ignorant of many things, and learning cures it. In citizenship lessons, ignorance about other people can lead to unfairness and prejudice. Phrases: ignorance is bliss (it can be happier not to know), in ignorance of, out of ignorance, ignorance of the law is no excuse.

### examples

- Ignorance about germs made illnesses spread in the past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x1)
- He said the wrong thing out of ignorance, not to be mean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x2)
- «Ignorance is bliss,» said Mum when I asked how much the dentist costs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x3)
- Learning about other cultures helps fight ignorance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x4)
- Ignorance of the rules is no excuse for cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x5)
- I admit my ignorance — I didn't know spiders aren't insects. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x6)
- “And who is this Pinocchio?” asked the Marionette, feigning ignorance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/#x7)

### note

Uncountable: «ignorance», not «an ignorance». Adjective: «ignorant»; verb «ignore» means something different — to deliberately not pay attention. Not knowing something is not the same as being stupid; calling someone «ignorant» is usually rude. In law, «ignorance of the law is no excuse» means you must follow a law even if you did not know it.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ignorance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ignorance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.