English Explanatory Dictionary

willful ignorance

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

Pronunciation

En-au-willful ignorance.ogg

Word forms

willful ignorance

Synonyms

vincible ignorance willful blindness

Related words

Nelsonian knowledge ostrich instruction turn a blind eye

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