sheer ignorance

collocation in English

meaningsofsheerandignorance

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sheer
adjective
uk
/ʃɪər/us
/ʃɪr/
used to emphasize how very great, important, or powerful a quality or feeling is; ...
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ignorance
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɪɡ.nər.əns/us
/ˈɪɡ.nɚ.əns/
lack of knowledge, understanding, or information ...
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(Definition ofsheerandignorancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In some cases that can be put down tosheerignoranceon the part of the broadcasters.
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These amendments will go through tonight due tosheerignoranceon my part.
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That wassheerignoranceon my part.
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I ask fromsheerignoranceon my part.
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In the process the role of the trial judge has been misunderstood out ofsheerignoranceof the trial process, or intentionally misrepresented.
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First, there are those who throughsheerignoranceof their rights or reluctance to fill up forms pay although they need not do so.
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He may ask twice for a paper throughsheerignoranceof the law.
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It is a cruel, harsh way to go, and it is done throughsheerignorance.
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It is often aboutsheerignorance, particularly of the dangers of the practice.
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First, owners may give their pets the wrong food or environment out ofsheerignorance.
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All done in sheer innocence, insheerignorance!
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Of course, it is theirsheerignoranceof us.
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That shows that it is not due to misrepresentation, but tosheerignorance.
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Thesheerignoranceof some of them about working people is unbelievable.
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As has been said, most of the damage caused in the countryside is not due to vandalism, but tosheerignorance.
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So many drivers err throughsheerignoranceand for no other reason.
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However, they have relied on thesheerignoranceof the tenants.
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It is no exaggeration to say that the result has been the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives in this country, mainly throughsheerignorance.
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I also believe that because of the complexity of the tax there is a great deal of unconscious evasion through thesheerignoranceof the small investor.
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