inexperience

American  

[in-ik-speer-ee-uhns] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspɪər i əns /

noun

1. lack of experience.

2. lack of knowledge, skill, or wisdom gained from experience.

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inexperience British  

/ ˌɪnɪkˈspɪərɪəns /

noun

1. lack of experience or of the knowledge and understanding derived from experience

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Other Word Forms

• inexperienced adjective

Etymology

Origin of inexperience

From the Late Latin word inexperientia, dating back to 1590–1600. See in- ³, experience

Example Sentences

But he promoted the marketing executive at Freixe’s request, catching the attention of other senior managers because of her relative inexperience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

St. John Bosco’s inexperience at quarterback and the absence of an elite running back also were exposed.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

There were around 2,300 traffic-related fatalities last year, with over a third attributed to driver inexperience or recklessness.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

But Mamdani’s speech was not the ritual of unity and healing they wanted and expected, and they were reduced to mumbled excuses about the microphone, his tone of voice and his inexperience.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Here, the impatience and technical inexperience of Hall’s client Yasuko Namba nearly caused a disaster.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Related Words

• ignorance
• imperfection