Unwissen
dasNounignorance
English translations
- 01
lack of knowledge
- 02
unawareness
- 03
ignorance
Word details
- German meaning
- Mangel an Wissen oder Information über etwas.
- English meaning
- Ignorance
- Synonym
- Ignoranz, Ahnungslosigkeit
- German example
- Sein Unwissen in dieser Sache ist erstaunlich.
- English example
- His ignorance in this matter is astonishing.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- das
- Singular Form
- das Unwissen
- Plural Form
- None
Related words
- unwissenschaftlich
unscientific
- unwissend
unaware
- unwissend
ignorant
- unwissend
unknowing
- unwissend
Unknowing; without knowledge.
- unwissenschaftlich
Unscientific
- Unwissenheit
Ignorance refers to the state of not having knowledge or information about something.
- Ignoranz
Ignorance
- Ignorant
Ignorant
- ungebildet
Uneducated
- Unbildung
Lack of education, Ignorance
- im Dunkeln tappen
To be in the dark
- unaufgeklärt
Unsolved
- verständnislos
Incomprehending
- unkundig
Uninformed, ignorant
- ahnungslos
clueless
- Afterwissenschaftler
pseudo-scientist
- Schulterzucken
A shrug is a gesture in which one raises the shoulders slightly to express disinterest, ignorance, or helplessness.
- Achselzucken
Shrug
- Rechtssprichwort
Legal maxim
- Nichtswisser
A know-nothing is a person who pretends to know nothing or acts dumb, often to avoid responsibility or shirk unpleasant tasks.
- ignorant
Ignorant
- Einfältigkeit
simplicity, naivety
- pseudowissenschaftlich
Pseudoscientific
- mit den Schultern zucken
to shrug
Example sentences with “Unwissen”
Sein Unwissen war erschreckend. (His ignorance was shocking.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Unwissen neuter?
Yes, it is a neuter noun (das).