
ignorance | ignorance: n. unfamiliarity, unawareness, unconsciousness, benightedness, unenlightenment, inexperience, greenness: Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Mistakes are often caused by ignorance rather than stupidity.
ignorant | ignorant: adj. 1 unknowing, uninformed, untaught, uneducated, unschooled, unread, unlearned, unlettered, illiterate: Is there anyone so ignorant as not to know who the Duke of Wellington was? 2 unaware, unfamiliar, unconscious, benighted, unenlightened, unwitting, in the dark, oblivious, Formal nescient: She knows many things about which we are ignorant. 3 inexperienced, green, na�ve, innocent, unsophisticated: They used to tease ignorant young apprentices by sending them to find a left-handed hammer. 4 uncouth, ill-mannered, discourteous, impolite, uncivil, boorish: Don''t be so ignorant and open the door for the lady!
ignore | ignore: v. 1 disregard, overlook, pass over or by, turn a blind eye to, be blind to, turn one''s back on, turn a deaf ear to, wink at, brush off or aside: If you are over 65, you may ignore this paragraph. 2 snub, give (someone) the cold shoulder, reject, send to Coventry, turn one''s back on, Colloq give (someone) the brush-off or go-by, cut, turn one''s nose up at: I don''t care if you are cruel to me, just don''t ignore me.
