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ignorati

ignorati noun: the wilfully ignorant; those who choose to ignore inconvenient facts or make public claims based on falsehoods.

Noun

ignorati pl (plural only)

  1. (derogatory, plural, plural-only, slang) The wilfully ignorant; those who choose to ignore inconvenient facts or make public claims based on falsehoods.
    • (title)2011 October 28, Joseph Romm, “The New York Times joins the energy and climate ignorati”, in Grist Magazine
    • First, we'll show you why you want to erase every piece of misinformation with which the wellness ignorati have indoctrinated you.2013, Tom Emerick, Al Lewis, Cracking Health Costs: How to Cut Your Company's Health Costs and Provide Employees Better Care, →ISBN

Origin of ignorati

Blend of ignorant + literati.

Questions about ignorati

What does ignorati mean?
Ignorati means the wilfully ignorant; those who choose to ignore inconvenient facts or make public claims based on falsehoods.
What part of speech is ignorati?
Ignorati is a noun.

Words near ignorati in the dictionary

  1. ignorantly
  2. ignorantness
  3. ignorants
  4. ignoranus
  5. ignoranuses
  6. ignorati
  7. ignoratio elenchi
  8. ignoration
  9. ignorative
  10. ignoraunce
  11. ignoraunces

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