Adjective
ignorant
Pronunciation: /ɪɡnɔˈʁant/
willfully ignorant, arrogantly disinterested in knowledge
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Meanings
Adjective
- willfully ignorant, arrogantly disinterested in knowledge
Example sentence
Seine Antwort war schlicht ignorant.
His answer was simply ignorant.
Word forms
ignorant
Usage
- eine ignorante Haltung — An arrogantly uninformed or dismissive attitude.
- ignorant / unwissend — Dismissively ignorant versus simply not knowing; the German adjective is usually critical.
Seine ignorante Bemerkung beendete das freundliche Gespräch.
His ignorant remark brought the friendly conversation to an end.