Ignorant vs. Arrogant

Ignorant vs. Arrogant — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ignorant and Arrogant

Ignorantadjective

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

Arrogantadjective

Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

Ignorantadjective

Not knowing (a fact or facts), unaware (of something).

Arrogantadjective

having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride;

an arrogant officialarrogant claimschesty as a peacock

Ignorantadjective

(slang) Ill-mannered, crude.

His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant.

Ignorantadjective

(obsolete) unknown; undiscovered

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Ignorantadjective

Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

Ignorantnoun

One who is ignorant.

Ignorantadjective

lacking general education or knowledge;

an ignorant mannescient of contemporary literaturean unlearned group incapable of understanding complex issuesexhibiting contempt for his unlettered companions

Ignorantadjective

ignorant of the fundamentals of a given art or branch of knowledge;

ignorant of quantum mechanicsmusically illiterate

Ignorantadjective

lacking basic knowledge;

how can someone that age be so ignorant?inexperienced and new to the real world

Ignorantadjective

used of things; lacking sense or awareness;

ignorant hopefine innocent weather
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Ignorantadjective

lacking knowledge or skill;

unversed in the jargon of the social scientist

Ignorantadjective

lacking information or knowledge;

an unknowledgeable assistant