Another word for benightedness

The condition of being ignorant; lack of knowledge or learning

• ignorance

  1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
  2. The condition or quality of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, education, etc.
  3. A personification of ignorance.

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  1. The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
  2. The condition or quality of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, education, etc.
  3. A personification of ignorance.

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• illiteracy

  1. (Uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage.
  2. (Uncountable) The inability to read.
  3. The condition or quality of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field:

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  1. (Uncountable) The portion of a population unable to read, generally given as a percentage.
  2. (Uncountable) The inability to read.
  3. The condition or quality of being ignorant or unknowledgeable in a particular subject or field:

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• illiterateness

  1. Quality of being illiterate.

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  1. Quality of being illiterate.

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• nescience

  1. Agnosticism.
  2. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

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  1. Agnosticism.
  2. Absence of knowledge or awareness; ignorance.

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