profound ignorance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprofoundandignorance
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profound
adjective
uk/prəˈfaʊnd/us/prəˈfaʊnd/
felt or experienced very strongly or in an ...
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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 ofprofoundandignorancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofprofound ignorance
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It makes sense to talk ofprofoundignorance; it makes less sense to speak of a profound telephone.
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In fact, the statistical association ofprofoundignorance(or profoundly ignorant) in this work is an exceptionally strong one, among the strongest one ever finds in corpus linguistics.
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When the term "waster" is used as it was to-night it shows to my mind aprofoundignoranceof the real position of affairs.
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We live in a state ofprofoundignoranceas to their intentions.
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I believe that there isprofoundignoranceat all levels.
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That was a breathtaking request, because it illustrates aprofoundignoranceof the way in which any market system works.
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That distaste was based onprofoundignoranceon my part.
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But there is a feeling that his policy is actuated by aprofoundignoranceof the situation, and by a large measure of indifference.
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Secondly, the people living in them have aprofoundignoranceof the way in which electricity works.
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I do so in a state ofprofoundignorance.
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We have to realise ourprofoundignoranceon the whole question of sentencing and its results.
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First of all, it shows aprofoundignoranceof the nature of preference shares.
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Usually suchprofoundignorancelike this is commonly found in the 18th, not the 21st century.
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