What does "willful ignorance" mean?

A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt.

Willful ignorance

Q: What is a synonym for "willful ignorance"?

Common synonyms include: blindfolds, conscious ignoring, deliberate ignorance, french ignorer, habitual ignorance, historical ignorance.

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Noun

1
A decision in bad faith to avoid becoming informed about something so as to avoid having to make undesirable decisions that such information might prompt. idiomatic, uncountable

Synonyms

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blindfolds conscious ignoring deliberate ignorance french ignorer habitual ignorance historical ignorance

Antonyms

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curiosity evidence-based thinking honesty open-mindedness

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