inexperience

noun

in·​ex·​pe·​ri·​ence ˌi-nik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s 

1

: lack of practical experience

blamed the accident on driver inexperience

2

: lack of knowledge of the ways of the world

was concerned about their youth and inexperience

inexperienced

ˌi-nik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)st 

adjective

Examples of inexperience in a Sentence

He blames his mistakes on inexperience.

Recent Examples on the Web

First-year San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen understands the questions about inexperience and that scrutiny comes with the job. —CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026

Brown has long expressed his desire to add another left-handed bat, and the relative inexperience of his outfield still makes that a logical area to explore upgrading. —Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026

In came Willis, full of hope and inexperience. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026

Newey also revealed that Aston only became aware of the inexperience within Honda’s F1 program late last year during a meeting in Tokyo to discuss rumors that Honda was behind its targets for the first race. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Late Latin inexperientia, from Latin in- + experientia experience

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for inexperience

• experience

Kids Definition

inexperience

noun

in·​ex·​pe·​ri·​ence ˌin-ik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s 

: lack of experience

inexperienced

-ən(t)st 

adjective