IGNORANCE


Meaning of IGNORANCE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ complete , total , utter

▪ profound , sheer

This showed a profound ~ of local customs.

▪ appalling , gross

our appalling ~ of international events

▪ general , widespread

▪ blissful

▪ wilful/willful

a policy based on wilful ~ of history

VERB + IGNORANCE

▪ betray , demonstrate , display , expose , reveal , show

I tried not to betray my ~.

He showed a remarkable ~ of the facts.

▪ feign

‘Where?’ he asked, feigning ~.

▪ admit , confess , plead , profess

I had to confess my ~.

He pleaded ~ of any wrongdoing.

▪ live in , remain in

The sisters lived in total ~ of each other.

▪ keep sb in

He was kept in ~ of his true identity.

▪ be based on

These attitudes are based on ~ and fear.

PREPOSITION

▪ due to ~

mistakes due to ~

▪ in ~ (of)

She remained in blissful ~ of these events.

▪ in your ~

Outsiders, in their ~, fail to understand this.

▪ through ~

Many lives are lost through ~.

▪ ~ about

There is still widespread ~ about this disease.

▪ ~ as to , ~ of

widespread ~ of the causes of the Civil War

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .