ignorance

English

/ˈɪɡnəɹəns/

noun
Definitions
  • The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
  • (religion) Sins committed through ignorance.

Etymology

Suffix from English ignore root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- (know, recognize).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵneh₃-

Gloss

know, recognize

Concept
Semantic Field

Cognition

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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