blissful ignorance
noun
: a state of not knowing and not wanting to know about unhappy things or possible problems
existing in blissful ignorance
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But while Kimberly lives and breathes basketball, Nwodim resigned herself to maintaining a blissful ignorance to the sport while shooting the series.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Parents speak of having emerged from a state of blissful ignorance about the internet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
But Carlson, with an air of blissful ignorance, could only sit back and listen, as if induced to a state of bewilderment by Putin’s genius.
—John Hewko, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
In this blissful ignorance, Peter and his best friend Aemon embark on an adventure through which Peter learns the painful truth about his eyes and the lies he has been told.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
Only so mature, though; one theme of the novel is that some industries are determined to sustain a level of blissful ignorance and powerlessness.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
At that point, Tess’s blissful ignorance washes away with her vomit and his semen in the shower.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 23 Apr. 2023
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
Parents speak of having emerged from a state of blissful ignorance about the internet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
But Carlson, with an air of blissful ignorance, could only sit back and listen, as if induced to a state of bewilderment by Putin’s genius.
—John Hewko, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2024
In this blissful ignorance, Peter and his best friend Aemon embark on an adventure through which Peter learns the painful truth about his eyes and the lies he has been told.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
Only so mature, though; one theme of the novel is that some industries are determined to sustain a level of blissful ignorance and powerlessness.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
At that point, Tess’s blissful ignorance washes away with her vomit and his semen in the shower.
—Trish Deitch, Variety, 23 Apr. 2023
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“Blissful ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful%20ignorance. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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