A state of being unaware or uninformed about something.
He felt a deep shame, a gnawing unease. His lack of knowledge about the situation, a total ignorance, had led to terrible mistakes. He wished he had known more, had been informed. Now, the consequences were a heavy burden.
He stared at the tangled wires, his mind a blank. This whole setup was foreign to him; a complete ignorance of how these old broadcast systems worked. He just wanted the news to play.
He stared at the glowing control panel, his mind a blank. His total ignorance of the ship's systems meant he couldn't even begin to fix the sputtering engine. Panic began to rise as the ship drifted further into the void.
Barnaby's complete ignorance about how to boil an egg led him to try microwaving it. The resulting explosion coated his kitchen in a sticky, eggy mess. He truly had no clue about simple cooking, which was quite funny to watch.
My hamster, Bartholomew, truly lives in a state of being unaware or uninformed about something. He spent three hours trying to hoard a single sunflower seed, completely missing the entire bag right beside him. Such bliss, this ignorance!
He stumbled through the unfamiliar city, his complete ignorance of the local customs leading to a series of awkward misunderstandings. He desperately wished he'd taken the time to learn before his trip.
The explorer stared blankly at the intricate, pulsing bioluminescent markings on the cave wall. His training had never prepared him for this; a complete ignorance of what these symbols meant left him feeling vulnerable and small, the vast unknown pressing in.
He stared at the complex schematics, a knot of confusion tightening in his gut. His complete ignorance of quantum entanglement meant the breakthrough was just beyond his grasp, leaving him frustrated and utterly useless on the deep-space research vessel.
My uncle Brenda's state of being unaware or uninformed about the fact that his toupee was on fire was truly astounding. He continued to calmly discuss his stamp collection, oblivious to the smoke billowing from his scalp, a testament to his remarkable ignorance.
Bartholomew adjusted his monocle, utterly perplexed by the small, furry creature attempting to eat his prize-winning rutabaga. His profound ignorance of badger behavior meant he hadn't anticipated this particular garden pest, leading to a rather undignified chase involving a watering can and a surprisingly agile rodent.
His continued silence, a product of his complete ignorance regarding the consequences of his actions, worried her. She knew this unawareness would only lead to more trouble, leaving them both vulnerable to the unfolding disaster.
The miners, fueled by a blind hope of finding the elusive ore vein, continued their relentless digging. Their profound ignorance of the geological instability above them would soon lead to a catastrophic collapse, burying dreams and bodies alike under tons of rock.
The expedition leader’s utter ignorance of the fungal bloom’s toxic spores led to the team’s severe disorientation. They had no inkling of the airborne threat, stumbling deeper into the luminescent, spore-choked caverns, their minds growing foggy with each breath.
Bartholomew's profound ignorance regarding the existence of mirrors led him to believe his magnificent beard was a sentient, furry companion. He’d whisper secrets to it, convinced it offered sagacious, if silent, counsel. His delightful unawareness was a testament to a life lived blissfully uninformed.
Bartholomew, in his boundless *ignorance*, believed the shimmering puddle contained a portal to a dimension of sentient cheese. His earnest attempts to commune with the Gorgonzola abyss, armed with only a baguette and fervent optimism, were a spectacle of magnificent, unaware delusion.
His profound ignorance of the impending economic downturn left him utterly unprepared for the ruin that befell his enterprise. He had been so engrossed in trivial pursuits, he'd failed to heed the subtle prognostications of fiscal instability.
The colonizer's gleeful pronouncements about pacifying the indigenous population stemmed from sheer ignorance. Their profound unawareness of the ancestral territorial claims meant their audacious subjugation was built on a foundation of grim, uninformed assumptions about ownership.
The deep sea diver, accustomed to the bioluminescent ballet of abyssal creatures, felt a disconcerting stillness. His usual, well-informed confidence evaporated in the crushing dark, replaced by a profound ignorance of what lurked just beyond his beam.
Bartholomew's spectacular ignorance regarding basic oven operation resulted in his culinary masterpiece, a charcoal briquette masquerading as a quiche, emitting an inferno that necessitated a clandestine rendezvous with the fire department. His wife, Agnes, surmised his lack of instruction was the culprit.
Barnaby, in his profound ignorance of the capricious nature of sentient fungi, attempted to converse with a particularly belligerent Morel about existentialism. The Morel, evidently disinclined towards philosophical discourse, responded by emitting a cloud of hallucinogenic spores, leading Barnaby to believe he was a sentient teapot for several hours.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.