Unknowledgeable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnnˈɑːlɪdʒəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnnˈɒlɪdʒəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnnˈɒlɪdʒəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnnˈɑːlɪdʒəbəl/.

Examples

he was completely ignorant of the circumstances
an unknowledgeable assistant
his rudeness was unwitting

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ignorant unknowing unwitting

Parts of Speech

adjective

unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

“he was completely ignorant of the circumstances”

Word Forms

ignorance	noun	the lack of knowledge or education
unknowing	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
unknowingness	noun	ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unerkennbar

unbewusst, weil es an relevanten Informationen oder Kenntnissen mangelt

🇫🇷French

inconnaissable

ignorant en raison d’un manque d’informations ou de connaissances pertinentes

🇪🇸Spanish

incognoscible

inconsciente debido a la falta de información o conocimiento relevante

🇮🇹Italian

inconoscibile

inconsapevoli a causa della mancanza di informazioni o conoscenze pertinenti

🇳🇱Dutch

onwetend

onbewust vanwege een gebrek aan relevante informatie of kennis

🇵🇹Portuguese

incognoscível

inconsciente por falta de informação ou conhecimento relevante

🇷🇺Russian

непознаваемый

неосведомлен из-за отсутствия соответствующей информации или знаний

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अज्ञानी

प्रासंगिक जानकारी या ज्ञान की कमी के कारण अनजान

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞাত

প্রাসঙ্গিক তথ্য বা জ্ঞানের অভাবের কারণে অজানা

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிய முடியாதது

பொருத்தமான தகவல் அல்லது அறிவு இல்லாததால் தெரியாது

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలుసుకోలేనిది

సంబంధిత సమాచారం లేదా జ్ఞానం లేకపోవడం వల్ల తెలియదు

🇮🇳Marathi

नकळत

संबंधित माहिती किंवा ज्ञानाच्या कमतरतेमुळे अनभिज्ञ

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજાણ

સંબંધિત માહિતી અથવા જ્ઞાનના અભાવને કારણે અજાણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿಳಿಯಲಾಗದ

ಸಂಬಂಧಿತ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಕೊರತೆಯಿಂದಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അജ്ഞാതമായ

പ്രസക്തമായ വിവരങ്ങളുടെയോ അറിവിൻ്റെയോ അഭാവം കാരണം അറിയില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਣਜਾਣ

ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਗਿਆਨ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ ਕਾਰਨ ਅਣਜਾਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناواقف

متعلقہ معلومات یا علم کی کمی کی وجہ سے بے خبر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无知的

由于缺乏相关信息或知识而不知道

🇯🇵Japanese

知らない

関連する情報や知識が不足しているために気づかない

🇰🇷Korean

알 수 없는

관련 정보나 지식이 부족하여 인지하지 못함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể hiểu biết

không biết vì thiếu thông tin hoặc kiến thức liên quan

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่รู้

ไม่รู้เพราะขาดข้อมูลหรือความรู้ที่เกี่ยวข้อง

🇮🇩Indonesian

buta

tidak menyadarinya karena kurangnya informasi atau pengetahuan yang relevan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi alam

walang kamalayan dahil sa kakulangan ng kaugnay na impormasyon o kaalaman

🇲🇾Malay

tidak berpengetahuan

tidak sedar kerana kekurangan maklumat atau pengetahuan yang berkaitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير معروف

غير مدركين بسبب نقص المعلومات أو المعرفة ذات الصلة

🇮🇷Persian

ناشناخته

ناآگاه به دلیل فقدان اطلاعات یا دانش مرتبط

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgisiz

İlgili bilgi veya bilgi eksikliği nedeniyle farkında değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי ניתן לידע

לא מודע בגלל חוסר מידע או ידע רלוונטי

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