noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
pretend ignorance
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To pretend ignorance of the situation would be irresponsible.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blissful
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In the old days, there was a blissful ignorance about owning stocks.
complete
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Much of the difficulty of identification is caused by an almost complete ignorance of what we are looking for.
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There was some evidence that she was in complete ignorance of the power of attorney and of her power of sale.
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Or even complete ignorance on the Prince's behalf?
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But complete ignorance of their general structure will not raise him in the esteem of his professional clients.
total
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This betrays a total ignorance of the purpose and role of the International Monetary Fund.
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What of the illiterate who uses a forbidden pesticide in total ignorance of its potential dangers?
■ VERB
admit
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Jenkins admitted to ignorance , but covered himself by saying that the selectors did not know the team either.
based
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First, deficit cultures are portrayed as irrational, as based on ignorance .
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But my ideas were based on ignorance of the natural order of things.
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Many of these assumptions are based on ignorance .
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Otherwise my opinion may be based on ignorance . 5.
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In some cases it is based upon simple ignorance .
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Much of what is currently discussed in the media about schools and education in general is based on misinformation and ignorance .
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But a blind refusal to consider alternatives is negatively based on fear, ignorance , deeply embedded convictions or insularity.
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New moralists caricatured purity feminism as a repressive moral code based on ignorance and punitive condemnation.
betray
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Mr. Cousins You, Mr. Speaker, betray the ignorance of men if you do not understand the relevance of my question.
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Leaders who confuse vision with cliche, however, betray their own ignorance of the human part of performance and change challenges.
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This betrays a total ignorance of the purpose and role of the International Monetary Fund.
keep
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It is a love which has been kept in ignorance: haven't women been kept uninformed for long enough?
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He paid little attention to his cabinet, taking most decisions by himself and keeping ministers in ignorance .
plead
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In Seville he had often pleaded ignorance over some of the expressions she used.
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Galileo pleaded ignorance of any such document and promised to produce that signed by Bellarrnine in 1616.
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As to his reference to rugby league, I plead ignorance and will not interfere with private griefs.
remain
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She willingly abrogates the power that knowledge gives in order to remain in ignorance .
show
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Officials have shown ignorance of the fact that locking their countries into trade rules can have unforeseen consequences.
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This insults those who have obtained annulments, and it shows a real ignorance of the process.
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In this Fox was simply showing his ignorance .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
blissful ignorance
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In the old days, there was a blissful ignorance about owning stocks.
pardon my ignorance/rudeness etc
plead ignorance/illness/insanity etc
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As to his reference to rugby league, I plead ignorance and will not interfere with private griefs.
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Galileo pleaded ignorance of any such document and promised to produce that signed by Bellarrnine in 1616.
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He attempted to plead insanity, but did it so effectively that they concluded he must be sane.
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In Seville he had often pleaded ignorance over some of the expressions she used.
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The next day, she stayed home from work, something she rarely did, pleading illness.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He showed complete ignorance of the most basic historical facts.
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I haven't read your latest book, so I hope you'll forgive my ignorance .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it's essential, and ignorance of it can be costly.
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Even from the depths of my ignorance it had been impossible not to notice how the discourse had changed.
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He repeated his question, and came up against the same smiling ignorance .
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I use this to excuse the possible ignorance which my question may make apparent!
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Is this not a just punishment for their ignorance , for their lack of attention?
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Leaders who confuse vision with cliche, however, betray their own ignorance of the human part of performance and change challenges.
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Only for such beings is ignorance not bliss.
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The workers' ignorance compounds their poverty: everywhere, failure to follow the most elementary rules of diet makes undernourishment worse.