admit ignorance
Frequency: 7.07.2 per million words
To confess that you do not know something.
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Examples (10)
- He had to admit his ignorance on the subject.
- It takes courage to admit your ignorance.
- She reluctantly admitted her ignorance of the local customs.
- Rather than pretend, he chose to admit his ignorance.
- The politician refused to admit ignorance of the facts.
- By admitting his ignorance, he opened the door to learning.
- Sometimes it's better to admit ignorance than to guess.
- I had to admit my ignorance when asked about quantum physics.
- He couldn't admit his ignorance publicly.
- The expert didn't hesitate to admit her ignorance in certain areas.