illiteracy
/ɪˈlɪtərəsi/noun
उच्चारण इलिटरसी
निरक्षरता, अशिक्षा
Core word
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[U]
the state of not being able to read or write
निरक्षरता, अशिक्षा
- The government launched a campaign to remove illiteracy from rural areas.
- Illiteracy is still a serious problem in many villages.
- Free schooling has helped to reduce illiteracy in many parts of the country.
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- Illiteracy makes it hard for people to understand their legal rights.
- Several volunteers work on projects against adult illiteracy.
Opposite literacy
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[U]
a lack of knowledge of a particular subject
(किसी विषय की) जानकारी का अभाव
- computer illiteracy
- financial illiteracy
- Digital illiteracy leaves some older people unable to use online banking.
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- Scientific illiteracy makes people easy victims of false health claims.
- Illiteracy about money matters can lead to heavy debts.
Synonyms ignorance
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
illiteracy (uncountable noun)
Illiteracy is uncountable, so it takes no article and no plural. Say 'illiteracy is a problem', not 'an illiteracy'.
'Illiteracy' uncountable noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले a/an नहीं आता और इसका plural नहीं बनता।
- Illiteracy is still a serious problem in some districts.
- Adult education programmes have reduced illiteracy in many villages.
illiteracy + among / in + group or place
Use among for a group of people and in for a place or a society when you speak about how widespread illiteracy is.
लोगों के किसी समूह के लिए 'among' और किसी स्थान या समाज के लिए 'in' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Illiteracy among women has fallen sharply in the last twenty years.
- The census showed high illiteracy in remote hill areas.
illiteracy + noun (computer illiteracy, financial illiteracy)
Placed before 'illiteracy', another noun tells you which skill is missing. This is common in newspaper and exam passages.
'Illiteracy' के पहले कोई noun लगाने से पता चलता है कि कौन-सा कौशल या ज्ञान नहीं है। यह अख़बार और परीक्षा के passages में आम है।
- Financial illiteracy makes people easy targets for fraud.
- Digital illiteracy keeps many elderly people away from online banking.
the fight / battle against illiteracy
The fixed pattern 'against illiteracy' is used for campaigns and efforts to remove the problem; 'on' or 'to' is not used here.
समस्या को समाप्त करने के अभियानों के लिए 'against illiteracy' निश्चित प्रयोग है; यहाँ 'on' या 'to' नहीं आता।
- The village school became the centre of the fight against illiteracy.
+Collocations 4
adjective + illiteracy
widespreadadultfunctionaldigitalfinancialrural
- Functional illiteracy means a person can read letters but cannot understand a bank form.
verb + illiteracy
eradicatetacklewipe outreducecombatovercome
- The state aims to eradicate illiteracy by the end of the decade.
illiteracy + noun
ratecampaignmissionfiguresproblem
- The illiteracy rate in the district fell from forty per cent to twenty.
illiteracy + is linked to
povertychild labourearly marriageunemploymentpoor health
- Illiteracy is closely linked to poverty and poor health.
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- Illiteracy keeps many families trapped in poverty from one generation to the next.
निरक्षरता कई परिवारों को एक पीढ़ी से दूसरी पीढ़ी तक गरीबी में फँसाए रखती है।
- Radhika teaches evening lessons to remove illiteracy among the women of her neighbourhood.
राधिका अपने मोहल्ले की महिलाओं में निरक्षरता दूर करने के लिए शाम को पढ़ाती है।
- The essay argued that illiteracy is a bigger threat to democracy than poverty.
निबंध में तर्क दिया गया कि लोकतंत्र के लिए निरक्षरता गरीबी से भी बड़ा खतरा है।
- Computer illiteracy can be a handicap even in a small office job.
छोटी office की नौकरी में भी कंप्यूटर की अज्ञानता एक बाधा बन सकती है।
- Mobile libraries helped reduce illiteracy in the tribal belt.
चलते-फिरते पुस्तकालयों ने आदिवासी क्षेत्र में निरक्षरता घटाने में मदद की।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ There is still a lot of illiteracies in our country.
✓ There is still a lot of illiteracy in our country.
Illiteracy is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Illiteracy' uncountable है; इसका plural रूप नहीं होता।
✗ He is an illiteracy and cannot sign his name.
✓ He is illiterate and cannot sign his name.
Illiteracy is the state; the adjective for a person is illiterate.
'Illiteracy' अवस्था को बताता है; व्यक्ति के लिए adjective 'illiterate' आता है।
✗ The campaign against the illiteracy has begun.
✓ The campaign against illiteracy has begun.
Do not put 'the' before illiteracy when you mean the problem in general.
जब सामान्य समस्या की बात हो तो 'illiteracy' के पहले 'the' नहीं लगता।
◇Word family
AaSpelling
i·l·l·i·t·e·r·a·c·y
Double l and one t, i-l-l-i-t-e-r-a-c-y (not 'iliteracy' or 'illitteracy').
दो l और एक t होता है, i-l-l-i-t-e-r-a-c-y ('iliteracy' या 'illitteracy' नहीं)।