illiteracy
noun, plural il·lit·er·a·cies for 3.
Origin of illiteracy
Related Words for illiteracy
blindness, incapacity, darkness, unconsciousness, rawness, fog, unawareness, simplicity, innocence, vagueness, unfamiliarity, bewilderment, nescience, oblivion, dumbness, disregard, philistinism, sciolism, incomprehension, callownessExamples from the Web for illiteracy
Contemporary Examples of illiteracy
They suffer sky-high maternal mortality rates, illiteracy, and a daily struggle against violence and poverty.
It is all a result of segregated communities where illiteracy is rife and the men think they can get away with anything.
Illiteracy, a problem for Egypt long before the 2011 revolution, is currently estimated at 30 percent nationwide.
Why, for example, are poverty and corruption, poor health and illiteracy, so stubbornly endemic?
It is not poverty, illiteracy, or the lack of democratic institutions.
Historical Examples of illiteracy
And the American drama has to be filtered through that sort of—of illiteracy?
Blue-grass and BroadwayMaria Thompson Daviess
Since that time we have reduced the illiteracy of the race at least 45 per cent.
On which part should the stigma of illiteracy set the uglier brand?
Irish Books and Irish PeopleStephen Gwynn
The degree of illiteracy is difficult to quantify, but the result is easy to notice.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
The domain of alternatives constitutes the civilization of illiteracy.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin