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Ignoration

/ˌɪɡ.nəˈreɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85000 frequency
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As noun
  1. 1

    The act of ignoring or the state of being ignored; disregard or omission.

    "His consistent ignoration of the committee's recommendations led to widespread frustration."
  2. 2

    In logic and rhetoric, the act of ignoring the issue or point in question (ignoratio elenchi).

    "The debater's entire argument was based on an ignoration of the core premise."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin verb ignorare (to not know, to be ignorant of, to disregard), combining in- (not) and gnarus (knowing). The English noun form emerged in the late 16th to early 17th centuries, though it has remained a rare, largely obsolete variant of ignorance or ignoring.

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