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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Schlossberg’s inexperience and total lack of punctiliousness would make him a horrible candidate for mayor, president, governor, even comptroller.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Melliti keeps the shy teenager’s reactions neutral, Fatima’s stoicism a strategy to prevent exposing her inexperience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Her opponents say Takaichi’s comments reveal her inexperience and a measure of recklessness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Abbott was targeted in the first half as Leeds seized on his inexperience - although Leeds' goals were ultimately down to a collective failure.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
To borrow the base system from Alaska, I hadn’t hit more than five singles in my entire life, so I tried to chalk it up to inexperience.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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