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ungebildet — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illiterate adjective Unable to read or write.
  • lowbrow adj Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
  • uneducated adj Not having received much or any formal schooling.
  • vulgar adj Crude, tasteless, or offensive, especially in speech or behaviour.

Senses

ungebildet is used for these senses in English:

  • lowbrow Unsophisticated, not intended for an audience of intelligence, education or culture.
  • uneducated Not educated.
  • vulgar Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.

illiterate — full definition

  1. adjective Unable to read or write.
  2. adjective Lacking basic knowledge in a particular field.

Related German words