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illiteracy

[ih-lit-er-uh-see] / ɪˈlɪt ər ə si /
NOUN
inability to read or write
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“During the past 18 months we campaigned house-to-house in order to eliminate illiteracy and to end all our miseries.”

From Seattle Times

Clinton College was one of many schools established by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church during Reconstruction years, to help eradicate illiteracy among freedmen.

From Seattle Times

Others worry about religious illiteracy and the lack of supervision over everything from theological pronouncements to financial practices.

From Seattle Times

He shares his concerns about how scientific illiteracy among the American people, along with hostility to expertise, collective narcissism and information echo chambers proved to be lethal during the pandemic.

From Salon

“I think it speaks to a creator illiteracy,” says Breadwitchery, a narrative games streamer who works part time as a community manager for Fanhouse.

From The Verge