Ignorance

/ˈɪɡnərəns/ noun

Definition

Ignorance is a lack of knowledge, understanding, or awareness about something. It doesn’t necessarily mean being unintelligent; it simply means not knowing.

Etymology

From Old French "ignorance," from Latin "ignorantia" meaning "not knowing," from "ignorare" (to not know). It originally described a state of being unaware, not a fixed personal flaw.

Kelly Says

No matter how smart you are, your ignorance is always infinite compared to what there is to know. The real divide isn’t between the ignorant and the knowledgeable, but between people who hide their ignorance and those who use it as a starting point to learn.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥቁር (ṭiqur)
ti-qur
ARالعربية
جهل (jahl)
jah-l
BNবাংলা
অজ্ঞতা (ojñatā)
oj-ña-ta
CACatalà
ignorància
ih-gno-ran-sia
CSČeština
nevědomost
ne-ve-do-most
DADansk
uvidenhed
u-vi-den-hed
DEDeutsch
Ignoranz
ig-nor-ants
ELΕλληνικά
αγνοία (agnoia)
a-gno-ya
ESEspañol
ignorancia
ih-nor-AN-thee-ah
FAفارسی
جهل (jehāl)
jeh-al
FISuomi
tuntemattomuus
tun-tem-at-to-muus
FRFrançais
ignorance
ignɔːrɑ̃s
GUGU
અજ્ઞાનતા (ajñānata)
a-jña-na-ta
HAHA
kware
kwa-reh
HEעברית
جهל (jehlol)
jeh-lol
HIहिन्दी
अज्ञानता (ajñana-tā)
a-jya-na-ta
HUMagyar
ignorance
ig-nor-ans
IDBahasa Indonesia
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
IGIG
ike
ee-keh
ITItaliano
ignoranza
ig-nor-AN-zah
JA日本語
無知 (むち)
mu-chi
KKKK
білімсіздік (bilimssizdik)
bi-lim-si-z-dik
KMKM
ក្តី (ktī)
k-tee
KO한국어
무지 (무지)
mu-ji
MRMR
अज्ञानता (ajñānatā)
a-jña-na-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
kebodohan
ke-bo-doh-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်မှု (kyun kyun hmu)
kyun kyun hmu
NLNederlands
onwetendheid
on-wet-en-deit
NONorsk
uvithet
u-vi-het
PAPA
ਅਗਿਆਨਤਾ (agīānata)
a-gi-a-na-ta
PLPolski
ignorancia
ih-gno-ran-tsia
PTPortuguês
ignorância
ih-nor-AN-thee-sah
RORomână
ignoranță
ih-gno-ran-tsa
RUРусский
невежество
neve-zhe-st-vo
SVSvenska
okunnighet
o-kun-nig-het
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
அறியாமை (ariyāmai)
a-ri-ya-mai
TEతెలుగు
అజ్ఞానం (ajñānam)
a-jña-nam
THไทย
ความไม่รู้ (khwam mai roo)
kwam mai roo
TLTL
kawalan
ka-wa-lan
TRTürkçe
cehalet
ce-ha-let
UKУкраїнська
невігластво
ne-ve-g-las-to
URاردو
غفلت (ghafl)
gha-fl-at
VITiếng Việt
sự vô minh
su vo minh
YOYO
òtọ
o-to
ZH中文
无知 (wú zhī)
wu zhi
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la

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