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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Kobie West, the clinical director of the Dr. Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center, in Las Vegas, compares the present moment in gambling addiction to the days of blissful ignorance that allowed America’s opioid epidemic to spiral out of control.
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Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Anabaptism was not formed to escape the news cycle, nor is blissful ignorance a tenet of the Amish way of life.
—Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Related Stories Raised in this blissful ignorance, Peter and his best friend Aemon one day embark on an adventure to visit the mythical wind turbine far from his village.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
At 16, there was a degree of blissful ignorance.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There’s some sort of blissful ignorance there.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Adding to his blissful ignorance, Schachner says the crew shoots two different endings and 10 MVP award presentations.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Alexander Isak spent the first 20 minutes weighing up whether to disrupt that blissful ignorance.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Parents speak of having emerged from a state of blissful ignorance about the internet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
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Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Anabaptism was not formed to escape the news cycle, nor is blissful ignorance a tenet of the Amish way of life.
—Lauren Boersma Harris, New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2025
Related Stories Raised in this blissful ignorance, Peter and his best friend Aemon one day embark on an adventure to visit the mythical wind turbine far from his village.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
At 16, there was a degree of blissful ignorance.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
There’s some sort of blissful ignorance there.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
Adding to his blissful ignorance, Schachner says the crew shoots two different endings and 10 MVP award presentations.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
Alexander Isak spent the first 20 minutes weighing up whether to disrupt that blissful ignorance.
—Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Parents speak of having emerged from a state of blissful ignorance about the internet.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 21 June 2024
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“Blissful ignorance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful%20ignorance. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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