unknowledgeable

ˌʌnˈnɑːlɪdʒəbl̩

Definition

Definition of unknowledgeable - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

lack of knowledge

Rare

lacking knowledge or awareness in general

Rare

He was completely unknowledgeable about basic economics..

ignorant

uninformed

ignorance

Rare

unaware due to missing relevant information

Rare

He seemed unknowledgeable about the meeting's agenda.

ignorant

unaware

uninformed

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Origin of unknowledgeable

English, un- (not) + knowledgeable (informed)

Examples of unknowledgeable in a sentence

They were unknowledgeable in the field of quantum physics.
She was unknowledgeable about the latest trends.
They found him unknowledgeable in the subject matter.

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French:ignorant, ...
German:unwissend, ahnungslos, ...
Italian:ignorante, ignaro, ...
Spanish:sin conocimiento, desinformado, ...
Portuguese:desinformado, ...
Chinese:无知的, 不知情的, ...
Japanese:無知な, 知らない, ...
Arabic:جَاهِل, غَيْر مُطَّلِع, ...
Hebrew:בּוּר, לֹא מוּדָע, ...
Russian:некомпетентный, неосведомленный, ...
Ukrainian:незнаючий, необізнаний, ...
Hindi:अज्ञानी, अनजान, ...
Bengali:অজ্ঞ, অবিজ্ঞ, ...
Catalan:ignorant, inexpert, ...
Czech:neznalý, ...
Danish:uvidende, uorienteret, ...
Dutch:onwetend, ongeïnformeerd, ...
Greek:αδαής, ...
Hungarian:tudatlan, informálatlan, ...
Khmer:ខ្វះចំណេះដឹង, មិនដឹង, ...
Korean:무지한, 모르는, ...
Persian:بی‌اطلاع, ناوارد, ...
Polish:niezorientowany, nieświadomy, ...
Portuguese (BR):desinformado, ...
Romanian:neinformat, ignar, ...
Swedish:okunnig, oinformerad, ...
Thai:ไม่มีความรู้, ขาดความรู้, ...
Turkish:bilgisiz, farkında olmayan, ...
Vietnamese:thiếu hiểu biết, không biết, ...

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