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- proper noun A
personification ofignorance .
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Examples
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Ignorance is generally associated with racism, so yeah, you're going to get some major overlap.
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Ignorance is no excuse for trying to explain events that, due to ignorance, are very difficult to explain.
Matthew Yglesias » Did Haiti Form a Pact With the Devil? 2010
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Asked if Taylor knew the age of the alleged victim, Brower said, "Ignorance is not an excuse."
Lawrence Taylor's attorney defiantly rejects rape allegations 2010
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Ignorance is bliss, there are people who know nothing about the health plan, and don 'have or their family members don't have insurance who are against the health care plan.
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Am I the only one who wishes we could go back to the "Ignorance is Bliss" days where we didn't actually know what our elected officials were thinking?
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Ignorance is not a defense … perhaps, but also its predatory to not inform, intentionally, the consumer what the interest rates are.
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Ignorance is a choice, and you have obviously made yours.
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Ignorance is a choice, and you have obviously made yours.
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Ignorance is not an excuse, nor is a limited vocabulary.
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Ignorance is not bliss; we are so done with this ridiculous posturing .... go fish Sarah .... you found your true calling.
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