Definition of Ignorance
Ignorance
ig·no·rance


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Lack of knowledge, information, or understanding about something.

e.g. The ignorance of the warning signs led to a tragic accident.

(noun)
a lack of awareness, knowledge/education, or understanding of something;

e.g. She showed an ignorance of local customers which offended the people she was with.



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Quotes
  • "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance." -- Harvey Mackay

  • "The greater our knowledge increases the more our ignorance unfolds. " -- John F Kennedy

  • "The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don't know anything about. " -- Wayne Walter Dyer

  • "The worst thing one can do is not to try, to be aware of what one wants and not give in to it, to spend years in silent hurt wondering if something could have materialized – never knowing." -- Jim Rohn




Phrases
  • Make light of



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