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Adjective
When a person gets so frustrated or upset with someone/thing that they allow their emotions to control the way they speak or type.
Symptoms: stuttering, improper grammar or excessive spelling errors
Not to be mistaken with Emotional Literacy - the concept proposed by the psychotherapist Claude Steiner in the 1970s that refers to the ability to understand emotions, listen to others and empathize with their emotional states, as well as express emotions in a productive way.
Adjective
When a person gets so frustrated or upset with someone/thing that they allow their emotions to control the way they speak or type.
Symptoms: stuttering, improper grammar or excessive spelling errors
Not to be mistaken with Emotional Literacy - the concept proposed by the psychotherapist Claude Steiner in the 1970s that refers to the ability to understand emotions, listen to others and empathize with their emotional states, as well as express emotions in a productive way.
(Emotional Illiteracy)
*Two co-workers are discussing the behavior of a fellow co-worker*
Frodo:"I can't stand riding to work with Tony Stark, his road rage is so bad that I can't understand what he's yelling half of the time"
Shaq:"I understand what you mean, I find his emotional illiteracy to be quite amusing on some of the rides home"
(Emotionally Illiterate)
*Two strangers are arguing on an online post*
"How do you expect me to have an argument like an adult when you're so emotionally illiterate that I can't understand what you're saying?"
*Two co-workers are discussing the behavior of a fellow co-worker*
Frodo:"I can't stand riding to work with Tony Stark, his road rage is so bad that I can't understand what he's yelling half of the time"
Shaq:"I understand what you mean, I find his emotional illiteracy to be quite amusing on some of the rides home"
(Emotionally Illiterate)
*Two strangers are arguing on an online post*
"How do you expect me to have an argument like an adult when you're so emotionally illiterate that I can't understand what you're saying?"
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Get the illist mug.Similar to when you can't read, only this means mathematically challenged. Math was most likely your worst subject because you just don't know what you're doing in that class. Math really stumps you if you're math-illiterate; you often fail to comprehend numbers, adding, subtracting, etc.
Complete opposite of math-literate.
Complete opposite of math-literate.
Marilyn is really excellent at english and history and always helps her friends with those subjects, but when it comes to geometry she's really math-illiterate.
by PrincessR November 26, 2009
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Dumbass - Click what?
Me - Click "OK"
Dumbass - I don't see "OK"
Me - It should be right in the middle of the screen. Click "OK"
Dumbass - Huh? I can't find "OK" anywhere
Me - Sorry. I cannot help you any further. You are computer illiterate.
Dumbass - Click what?
Me - Click "OK"
Dumbass - I don't see "OK"
Me - It should be right in the middle of the screen. Click "OK"
Dumbass - Huh? I can't find "OK" anywhere
Me - Sorry. I cannot help you any further. You are computer illiterate.
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"Hey man you gonna ask that Emily chick out or what?"
"No way dude, she's a total illiternet."
"Oh. Tough break."
"No way dude, she's a total illiternet."
"Oh. Tough break."
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