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The definition of ignorance is being unaware, uneducated or unknowledgeable.

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An example of ignorance is someone showing up to a fancy cocktail party in a casual outfit.

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See ignorance in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the condition or quality of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, education, etc.
unawareness (of)

Origin: OFr < L ignorantia

See ignorance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The condition of being uneducated, unaware, or uninformed.

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