a knownothing is the complete and total opposite of a know-it-all. the knownothing sustains itself in social circles by pretending to know what they are talking about and backing up their arguments with nonexistent facts, in the hopes that the individual they are dialoging with are less educated than themselves.
when confronted by a know-it-all, there natural enemy, they become belligerent and any air of wise sophistication is abandoned in favor of insults and off-subject commentary.
Cliff Claven, the most popular and relevant knownothing of his time has been quoted saying things like:
churchhurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the churchhurt that was inflicted on me as a child.