cluelessness

ˈkluː.ləs.nəs

Definition

Definition of cluelessness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

unawarenessstate of being unaware or uninformed

His cluelessness about the event caused him to miss it.

ignorance

naivety

unawareness

ignorancelack of understanding or awareness about something

Her cluelessness about the rules was evident.

ignorance

incomprehension

unawareness

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Origin of cluelessness

English, clue (guide) + -less (without) + -ness (state)

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cluelessness

having no idea or understanding

Examples of cluelessness in a sentence

The team's cluelessness was evident during the game.
His cluelessness about technology was frustrating.
The team's cluelessness led to a series of mistakes.

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French:ignorance, ...
German:Unwissenheit, Unkenntnis, ...
Italian:ignoranza, mancanza di consapevolezza, ...
Spanish:desconocimiento, ignorancia, ...
Portuguese:ignorância, falta de noção, ...
Chinese:无知, 缺乏理解, ...
Japanese:無関心, 無知, ...
Arabic:جَهْل, عَدَم دِراية, ...
Hebrew:חוֹסֶר הֲבָנָה, חוֹסֶר מוּשָׂג, ...
Russian:незнание, неосведомленность, ...
Ukrainian:незнання, недосвідченість, ...
Hindi:अनभिज्ञता, क्लूलेसनेस, ...
Bengali:অজ্ঞতা, ...
Catalan:desconeixement, manca de comprensió, ...
Czech:neinformovanost, nechápavost, ...
Danish:uvidenhed, ...
Dutch:onwetendheid, onbegrip, ...
Greek:άγνοια, έλλειψη κατανόησης, ...
Hungarian:tájékozatlanság, fogalmatlanság, ...
Khmer:ភាពមិនដឹង, ភាពមិនដឹងអ្វីសោះ, ...
Korean:무지, 무지함, ...
Persian:بی‌خبری, نادانی, ...
Polish:nieświadomość, ignorancja, ...
Portuguese (BR):ignorância, falta de noção, ...
Romanian:neștiință, lipsă de cunoștințe, ...
Swedish:okunskap, okunnighet, ...
Thai:ความไม่รู้เรื่อง, ความไม่รู้, ...
Turkish:habersizlik, bilgisizlik, ...
Vietnamese:sự mù mờ, ...

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