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ignorance

n.
US //ˈɪɡnɝəns// UK //ˈɪɡnəɹəns// ig·no·rance
  1. 1 unintentional mistakes (n.)
    C2 Proficiency Formal Archaic Religion

    wrong actions that happen because you did not know the rules or the truth.

    sins or errors committed through a lack of knowledge rather than through malice.

    Example

    The priest prayed for those who had committed sins in their ignorance.

    Example

    The legal defense argued that the defendant's actions were mere ignorances of the complex regulatory framework rather than a deliberate attempt to defraud the public.

Origin

From Middle English ignoraunce, ignorance, from From Old French ignorance, from Latin ignōrantia. By surface analysis, ignor(e) + -ance.

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