e-gnorant

/ˈiːɡnəɹənt/

adjective

Ignorant of how to use computers or other digital devices or software.

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Meanings

adjectivee-gnorant (comparative more e-gnorant, superlative most e-gnorant)

comparative more e-gnorant · superlative most e-gnorant · alternative egnorant

  1. neologismIgnorant of how to use computers or other digital devices or software.

    Are they essentially all from programmers, or are there other users in the e-gnorant zone like me?

    2013, John McPhee, The New Yorker

Origin

Blend of e- (abbreviation of electronic) + ignorant, after the manner of words such as e-mail or e-card.

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APA

e-gnorant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-gnorant

MLA

“e-gnorant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-gnorant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “e-gnorant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/e-gnorant.

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