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   ignorant

   /ˈɪɡnərənt/

   adjective

   • 1. lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated: "he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid" Similar uneducatedunknowledgeableuntaughtunschooleduntutoreduntrainedilliterateunletteredunlearnedunreaduninformedunenlightenedunscholarlyunqualifiedbenightedbackwardinexperiencedunworldlyunsophisticatedunintelligentstupidsimpleempty-headedmindlessinformal:pig-ignorantthickairheadeddensedumbdimdopeywet behind the earsslow on the uptakedead from the neck upa brick short of a loadtwo sandwiches short of a picnicdozydivvydaftnot the full shilling(as) thick as two short planksglaikitchowderheadeddumb-assdotishdofrare:hebeteOpposite educatedknowledgeable
   • ▪ lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing: "I was largely ignorant of the effects of radiotherapy" Similar without knowledgeunawareunconsciousinsensibleunfamiliar withunacquainted withunconversant withinexperienced inuninitiated inblind tooblivious tonaive aboutinnocent aboutgreen abouta stranger touninformed aboutunenlightened aboutunschooled ininformal:in the dark aboutclueless aboutnot knowing the first thing aboutnot having the faintest aboutliterary:nescientstrange toOpposite knowledgeable about
   • 2. discourteous or rude: informal "this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist" Similar rudeimpoliteill-manneredbad-manneredunmannerlyungraciousdiscourteousinsensitiveuncivilill-humouredsurlysullenboorishoafishloutishcrudecoarsevulgargrossOpposite polite
   • 3. angry or quick-tempered: West Indian "she could be very ignorant and he had no intention of getting involved in an argument just now"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorant- ‘not knowing’, from the verb ignorare (see ignore).

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   • 1. ignorantly adverb

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   What is ignorant?

   • Definition of ignorant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (often disapproving) not having or showing much knowledge or information about things; not educated Never make your students feel ignorant. At that time I was young and ignorant, with little experience of the world. I decided to continue acting ignorant, just for fun.

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   What is the difference between ignorant and untutored?

   • ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing. illiterate applies to either an absolute or a relative inability to read and write. unlettered implies ignorance of the knowledge gained by reading. untutored may imply lack of schooling in the arts and ways of civilization.

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   What is a synonym for ignorant?

   • 1. 2. 3. 4. SYNONYMS 1. uninstructed, untutored, untaught. ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated mean lacking in knowledge or in training. ignorant may mean knowing little or nothing, or it may mean uninformed about a particular subject: An ignorant person can be dangerous.

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   What does 'ignorant' mean in a sentence?

   • The term 'ignorant' can mean 'lacking knowledge or awareness in general' or 'discourteous or rude'. According to Urban Dictionary, "Ignorant" takes into accounts all of the original meanings and places them onto an individual displaying these traits. For example: 'Regardless of all of the scientific data we give him, he refuses to believe that the world isn’t flat'.

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   What does it mean if a student is ignorant?

   • (often disapproving) not having or showing much knowledge or information about things; not educated Never make your students feel ignorant. At that time I was young and ignorant, with little experience of the world. I decided to continue acting ignorant, just for fun. not having any knowledge or information about a particular thing

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   What is the difference between ignorant of and ignorant about?

   • Ignorant of = No knowledge of a thing. Ignorant about = Lacking in areas of knowledge about a thing. The author initially used both sentences from a good dictionary but made a modification to the first one. Please specify the source and author (if known) of any text you quote in future posts.

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   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.

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   ignorant. If you make an ignorant comment, your listeners might laugh at you, might get mad at you, or they might patiently instruct you in the ways that you are uninformed. People can be generally ignorant, meaning that they are uneducated and lacking in sophistication.

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