innumeracy

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Noun
  • An early example was Radio Sutatenza, launched in 1947 by a Catholic priest hoping to combat illiteracy in rural communities of Colombia; the local effort eventually expanded to provide a variety of educational programming across a national network.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • This historical illiteracy – as well as a fundamental lack of understanding about what constitutes anti-Semitism – leaves institutions without clear standards for addressing the centuries-old hatred.
    Kenneth L. Marcus, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • From top to bottom, this administration embodies the perversity, ignorance and belligerence of its leader.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The idiocy of these people knows no bounds.
    Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a heartwarming idiocy to their pursuit, yet what festers underneath is their inability to process grief consciously and the fear that those who deem their existence meaningless might be right.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Innumeracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innumeracy. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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