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ignorant

Pronunciation: /ˈɪgn(ə)r(ə)nt/

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Definition of ignorant

adjective

  • 1lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated:he was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid
  • [predic.] lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular:I was largely ignorant of the effects of radiotherapy
  • 2 informal discourteous or rude:this ignorant, pin-brained receptionist
  • 3 black English easily angered:I is an ignorant man—even police don’t meddle with me

Derivatives

ignorantly

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin ignorant- 'not knowing', from the verb ignorare (see ignore)

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