ILLITERACY

Il‐lit″er‐a‐cy (?), n.; pl. Illiteracies (#). [[From Illiterate.]] 1. 1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last census.
2. 2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.
The many blunders and illiteracies of the first publishers of his works. Pope.