analphabetism

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noun

Illiteracy, the inability to read and write.

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illiteracy
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Meanings

nounanalphabetism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableIlliteracy, the inability to read and write.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan inability to read

Similar
illiteracy
Broader
inability
Also see
illiteracy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From analphabet + -ism.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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