Definition of inexperience
1 : lack of practical experience
2 : lack of knowledge of the ways of the world
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He blames his mistakes on inexperience.
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Rockets coach Jessica Arneson said her team's inexperience showed in the opening moments.
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But his inexperience, and Trump's capricious nature mean that Macron may be playing with fire.
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Eschewing the physical demands of whistle-stop politicking, Kennedy went before the cameras to confront such major issues as his religion and relative inexperience.
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At his debut on the world stage, the new French president revealed a steeliness that belies his 39 years and relative inexperience.
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Fortunately, Nell imbues the role with layers of sadness, reserve, protectiveness over the sensitive boy’s privacy and deep insecurity over her inexperience as a middle-aged teacher with just two years of experience.
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Pepper's because of her own inexperience with substances.
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Hare even wonders if historical tales of island animals treating the first human arrivals without fear reflect not inexperience, but possible self-domestication.
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Origin and Etymology of inexperience
Middle French, from Late Latin inexperientia, from Latin in- + experientia experience
First Known Use: 1598
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