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illiteracy

noun

il·​lit·​er·​a·​cy (ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-t(ə-)rə-sē How to pronounce illiteracy (audio)
plural illiteracies
1
: the quality or state of being illiterate
especially : inability to read or write
2
: a mistake or crudity (as in speaking) typical of one who is illiterate

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the government's efforts to reduce illiteracy His letters contain many misspellings and illiteracies.
Recent Examples on the Web Because of illiteracy, being from a foreign country or some other reason, many of the names of the deceased are not spelled correctly. Bob Dohr, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 The story addresses the traumatic after effects of the Vietnam War, LGBTQ and racial issues, domestic abuse, opiate addiction and illiteracy, as well as the experience of agricultural workers in the Connecticut Shade Tobacco fields in Windsor. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 Debates about that statement are relegated to the fringe corners of ideology, agendas, and science illiteracy. Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 If enrollment continues to improve, and per-pupil funding increases, the district could move to hire full-time academic interventionists and contract with tutoring programs to address student illiteracy in specific schools. Ethan Bakuli, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2022 And, to tackle the illiteracy divide, Jio has been expanding the A.I.-powered voice-to-text and speech-recognition functions on the phones. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 21 June 2022 However, for governments to attempt to force through the adoption of these vehicles combines hubris with economic illiteracy, two flaws traditionally associated with exercises in central planning such as this. Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 July 2022 Many beneficiaries of this initiative include individuals who are homeless, cannot read their parking or traffic tickets because of illiteracy, who have been incarcerated, Woodfin said. al, 22 Mar. 2022 The project was inspired by Parton's father's illiteracy. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of illiteracy was in 1660

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