/ ˈɪgnərənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
ignorant (of / about sth) lacking knowledge or information about sth; not educated :
an ignorant person / question
He's ignorant about modern technology.
At that time I was ignorant of events going on elsewhere.
Never make your students or ignorant.
2.
( informal ) with very bad manners
SYN uncouth :
a rude, ignorant person
► ig·nor·ant·ly adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin ignorant- not knowing, from the verb ignorare , from in- not + gno- , a base meaning know.