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        Britannica Dictionary definition of IGNORANT
    
    
    
    
        
    
        
    
            
            
            
            
                            [more ignorant; most ignorant]
            
            
                    
    
    
            
                            
    
    
        
        
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            lacking knowledge or information
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
        
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
            
        
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
            
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            They were ignorant [=unaware] of the facts. 
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            He remains ignorant of the changes. 
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            We were blissfully ignorant of the problems that had occurred. 
 
        
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
        
    
                                  
             
                             
    
    
        
        
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            resulting from or showing a lack of knowledge