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ignorance

/ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/ noun B2
  1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated; lack of knowledge or information. (countable, uncountable) · She shows total ignorance about the topic at hand.
  2. Sins committed through ignorance. (countable, uncountable)
  3. Existential blindness. (countable, uncountable)

Plural ignorances

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Marilla really did not know how to talk to the child, and her uncomfortable ignorance made her crisp and curt when she did not mean to be.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 39 · C1
No doubt lunch could be got at some suitable hostelry; though my ignorance of the country prevents me from recommending one.
The Valley of Fear, p. 83 · C1
His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 13 · B2
Anne hurried home after breakfast and so remained in blissful ignorance of the disturbance which presently resulted in the Barry household until the late afternoon, when she went down to Mrs.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 152 · C1

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