noun
Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorantia, from ignorant- ‘not knowing’ (see ignorant).
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Lack of knowledge or understanding
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or understanding. Deliberate ignorance is a culturally-induced phenomenon, the study of which is called agnotology. Wikipedia