What is the difference between ignorant and uninformed? In ordinary usage, is one considered a put down and the other considered a statement of fact? If so, why? Am I ignorant or simply uninformed?
Learn English – Difference between “ignorant” and “uninformed”
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People often contrast "stupid" from "ignorant". "Stupid" means a lack of intelligence, an inability to comprehend information. "Ignorant" means a lack of information.
"Uninformed" means pretty much the same thing as "ignorant". It has a milder tone, but that's about the only difference.