inexperience
Americannoun
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lack of experience.
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lack of knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of inexperience
From the Late Latin word inexperientia, dating back to 1590–1600. See in- 3, experience
Example Sentences
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Inexperience may well have been an issue: In Munich, Chelsea fielded their third-youngest ever Champions League team.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
Inexperience is sometimes in evidence in a cast that too often translates intensity into over-emphatic acting.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023
Inexperience has been a factor for the Tigers after last season was scrapped because of virus concerns, and the start of this year has been rocky.
From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2021
Inexperience with injuries piled on top have led to poor protection for Irish QB Jack Coan, a Wisconsin transfer.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 23, 2021
Inexperience and incompetence were in control, leading to extravagance and dishonesty, but the conventions were generally superior to the legislatures which followed them.
From The New Nation by Dodd, William E.
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