Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uneducation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-e-d-u-ca-tion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of education; ignorance.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Nearly six years of age was Manders now, but he still knew very well the gross folly of being much disturbed by such irrational things as death and the hodge-podge of mortal uneducation."
"The sight of a sheepskin coat from Zakopane led me to a discussion of Polish peasant industries, and the high percentage of artistic achievement in spite of wretched poverty and uneducation."
"But most school magazines I have seen are devastating examples of uneducation."

Etymology

From un- + education.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

uneducated

Questions

What does uneducation mean?: Lack of education; ignorance.
Where does uneducation come from?: From un- + education.

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