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Ignorance
The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
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Broader term 1
Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.
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Narrower term 4
The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiterac…
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Absence or want of experience; lack of personal and experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth.
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Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
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The quality or state of being raw.
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Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
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Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
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