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wilful ignorance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
wil-ful ig-no-rance
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

willful ignorance (alternative, US)

Phrases

Nelsonian knowledge ostrich instruction turn a blind eye

Frequently Paired Words

Nelsonian knowledge ostrich instruction turn a blind eye

Synonyms

vincible ignorance wilful blindness

Questions

What does wilful ignorance mean?
A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

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