(n); When one is fully aware that they are overlooking the serious flaws in their partner's personality because he/she is so physically attractive, yet continues to willingly remain under their trance.
Adam suffers from Hotness Hypnosis Ignorance; he is aware that he is overlooking the serious flaws in Eve's psycho personality, and continues dating her because of her smokin' hot bod.
by lyssaloo June 30, 2009
Get the Hotness Hypnosis Ignorance mug.the practice of selectively ignoring distracting, irrelevant, or otherwise unnecessary information received, such as e-mails, news reports, etc.
We’re in a world of infinite interruption and infinite minutia. Practice ‘selective ignorance’—you don’t need to know and follow everything.
by DeepDishGamer July 14, 2014
Get the Selective Ignorance mug.Avoiding information in the pursuit of one's own interests and biases despite being provided with, and having access to, factual evidence to the contrary. Especially doing so through discourteous and forceful means
by Gnomingo November 4, 2020
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All the hype about the future of AI was ruined by its true essence of ARTIFICIAL IGNORANCE that made it worthless.
by Major Thomas May 20, 2018
Get the Artificial Ignorance mug.When Joe read the newspaper every morning, he knowingly skipped over the articles about car crashes, even though they were happening all around him. A fine example of wilful ignorance!
"What a willfully ignorant bastard!"
"What a willfully ignorant bastard!"
by Ohnonamouse March 9, 2009
Get the wilful ignorance mug.The seemingly oxymoronic state one holds after being briefed on an important issue that they themselves recognize as deserving of further investigation, and then having made the conscious decision not to learn anything more about it.
Example 1.
Dude A: Hey dude, wanna go to that lecture on the ongoing genocide in Darfur?
Dude B: Nah, no thanks dude. I'm happy with my informed ignorance.
Example 2.
Hippies often try to make you feel guilty about your own informed ignorance.
Dude A: Hey dude, wanna go to that lecture on the ongoing genocide in Darfur?
Dude B: Nah, no thanks dude. I'm happy with my informed ignorance.
Example 2.
Hippies often try to make you feel guilty about your own informed ignorance.
by outercow April 25, 2009
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The practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with facts, empirical evidence and well-founded arguements because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs.
This practice is most commonly found in the political or religious ideologies of "conservative" Americans.
Many times it is practiced due to laziness--people not wanting to have to do the work to rethink their opinions, the fear of the unknown, the fear of being wrong, or sometimes simply close-mindedness.
alt. form: willfully ignorant
The practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with facts, empirical evidence and well-founded arguements because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs.
This practice is most commonly found in the political or religious ideologies of "conservative" Americans.
Many times it is practiced due to laziness--people not wanting to have to do the work to rethink their opinions, the fear of the unknown, the fear of being wrong, or sometimes simply close-mindedness.
alt. form: willfully ignorant
Then Julie said, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just not what the Bible says." God, what a willfully ignorant fucktard.
by chronosis April 21, 2005
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