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nescience About once every class period, my political-science professor would angrily denounce the nescience of the American public. nescience*

Accepted Answer

Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance. This word, which means literally “non-knowledge,” is only used by intellectuals, and the same is true of its adjective, nescient. We all have heard the remarkable facts: 40% of us believe that humans and dinosaurs lived on earth at the same time; 49% believe that the President can ignore the Constitution; 60% can't name the three branches of government; 75% can't find Israel on a map; and so on. Is it any wonder we Americans are sometimes called nescient?

word	nescience
definition	Lack of knowledge or awareness: ignorance.
eg_sentence	About once every class period, my political-science professor would angrily denounce the nescience of the American public.
explanation	This word, which means literally “non-knowledge,” is only used by intellectuals, and the same is true of its adjective, nescient. We all have heard the remarkable facts: 40% of us believe that humans and dinosaurs lived on earth at the same time; 49% believe that the President can ignore the Constitution; 60% can't name the three branches of government; 75% can't find Israel on a map; and so on. Is it any wonder we Americans are sometimes called nescient?
IPA	nescience*

Nescience Lack Knowledge Awareness Ignorance Class Period Political Science