ignorancia

/iɡnoˈɾanθja/ · B2 · noun · f

ignorance

🙈 ignorancia = ignore + -ancia: the state of ignoring what is there

Spanish ignorancia looks almost like English ignorance, and both come from Latin ignorantia, from ignorare, meaning to not know. Link it to ignore: if you ignore facts, you stay in ignorancia. The ending -ancia matches English -ance.

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