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Knowledge & Understanding - Ignorance
Dive into English idioms regarding ignorance, like "fall on deaf ears" and "turn a blind eye".
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to intentionally ignore unpleasant facts about a situation and hope that the situation improves by doing so
in a state in which one is not informed about important things
not being aware of recent information about something
to pretend as if one cannot hear someone complaining or asking one something
(of statements, warnings, requests, etc.) to be completely ignored
(of information, advice, etc.) to not be taken seriously and hence immediately forgotten
used to describe a situation in which an incompetent or inexperienced person is advising others who have no knowledge or experience at all
(of a person) to be completely ignored, usually in a system or process
to pretend that something is not happening or is not the case
to pretend as if one cannot see or notice something
a strategy in which a person chooses to ignore or evades the truth or potential problems about a particular situation
(of a person) to be neglected or go unnoticed, particularly by a social or political system that should have been more responsible
(of something particularly an issue) to go unnoticed or to be overlooked within a system, plan, or organization, etc.
