ignorant

ignorant
01. I am quite [ignorant] of my own country's history, and sometimes it is embarrassing.
02. Discrimination is usually based on [ignorance] of other cultures or lifestyles.
03. There is a lot of [ignorance] and misinformation about AIDS which leads people to believe things which simply aren't true.
04. Stanislaw is not really stupid, he's just quite [ignorant] about a number of things because he doesn't have a lot of education.
05. A lot of people seem to be happily [ignorant] of the real threat of global warming.
06. There were a bunch of really [ignorant] jerks at the pub who were hassling all the women, and getting totally pissed out of their minds.
07. Will Rogers once said that an [ignorant] person is one who doesn't know what you have just found out.
08. A wise man once said, "Don't mind criticism. If it is untrue, disregard it. If it is unfair, keep from irritation. It if is [ignorant], smile. If it is justified, learn from it."
09. Elie Wiesel once suggested that the opposite of love is not hate; the opposite of love is [ignorance].
10. When I heard Martha talking about her illness, I [ignorantly] made a little joke to try to cheer her up, but instead it just made her cry.
11. Isaac Asimov once noted that although science can cause problems, it is not by [ignorance] that we will solve them.
12. There is a Chinese proverb which states that a wise man makes his own decisions, whereas an [ignorant] man follows public opinion.
13. There is a Kurdish proverb which says, "Fear an [ignorant] man more than a lion."
14. There is a Haitian proverb which holds that [ignorance] doesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.
15. There is a Vietnamese proverb which states that if you want to gather a lot of knowledge, act as if you are [ignorant].
16. My [ignorance] of cars is embarrassing when I have to talk to my mechanic about problems my van is having.
17. Many people are totally [ignorant] of the extent of poverty in this country.
18. Didier may be somewhat [ignorant] of the subject you were discussing, but he is certainly not stupid.
19. Someone once suggested that a truly great leader is one who never allows his followers to discover that he is as [ignorant] as they are.
20. Bertrand Russell once suggested that men are born [ignorant], not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

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  • ignorant — ignorant, ante [ iɲɔrɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1253; lat. ignorans 1 ♦ IGNORANT DE : qui n a pas la connaissance d une chose; qui n est pas au courant, pas informé de. Être ignorant des événements, des usages. « Longtemps, elle piétina, ignorante de l… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • ignorant — ignorant, ante (i gno ran, ran t ) adj. 1°   Qui est sans lettres, sans études, qui n a point de savoir. •   Enfin, quoique ignorante à vingt et trois carats, Elle passait pour un oracle, LA FONT. Fabl. VII, 15. •   Il affecte quelquefois de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Ignorant — Ig no*rant, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. See {Ignore}.] 1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. [1913 Webster] He that doth not know those things which are of use for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ignorant — Ignorant, [ignor]ante. adj. Qui ne sçait rien, qui ne sçait pas ce qu il devroir sçavoir. Il est ignorant, extremement ignorant. elle est ignorante. il est ignorant dans cette science, en cette profession. Il est le plus souvent subst. C est un… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • ignorant — IGNORÁNT, Ă, ignoranţi, te, adj., s.m. şi f. (Om) incult, fără cunoştinţe elementare; neştiutor. – Din fr. ignorant. Trimis de gall, 17.09.2008. Sursa: DEX 98  Ignorant ≠ erudit, învăţat, ştiutor Trimis de siveco, 03.08.2004. Sursa: Antonime … …   Dicționar Român

  • ignorant — ignorant, illiterate, unlettered, uneducated, untaught, untutored, unlearned mean not having knowledge. One is ignorant who is without knowledge, whether in general or of some particular thing {a very superficial, ignorant, unweighing fellow Shak …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ignorant — [ig′nə rənt] adj. [OFr < L ignorans, prp. of ignorare: see IGNORE] 1. a) having little knowledge, education, or experience; uneducated; inexperienced b) lacking knowledge (in a particular area or matter) 2. caused by or showing lack of… …   English World dictionary

  • ignorant — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. ignorant (14c.), from L. ignorantia, from ignorantem (nom. ignorans), prp. of ignorare not to know, to be unacquainted; mistake, misunderstand; take no notice of, pay no attention to, from assimilated form of in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • ignorant — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mos I, Mc. ignorantncie; lm M. ignorantnci {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} ktoś, kogo cechuje ignorancja; nieuk : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Ten ignorant nie wie, jak wygląda liść dębu. Ignorant w dziedzinie techniki komputerowej.… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • ignorant — Ignorant, Ignorans, Rudis, Ignarus, Imperitus. Qui n est ignorant de rien, Nulla in re peregrinus, atque hospes. Un homme ignorant le fait de plaidoirie, Qui ne sçait que c est de plaider, Homo rerum forensium insolens. B …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • ignorant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking knowledge or awareness in general. 2) (often ignorant of) uninformed about or unaware of a specific subject or fact. 3) informal rude; discourteous. DERIVATIVES ignorantly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin ignorare not know …   English terms dictionary

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