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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British comedy actor Asim Chaudhry — who goes by Chabuddy G in the video — conducts the auditions, and begins by ribbing 12 Years a Slave star and Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor for his inexperience with safety video-making.
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Last year, Wilkins shifted to defensive end because of injuries and inexperience and excelled on the outside with 13 tackles for loss, including 3.5 sacks.
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And some have thought that perhaps Trump Jr. went rogue and acted, out of inexperience, on his own.
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Untested players and inexperience will be the theme for the Hawks.
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And Olsen balances her character's inexperience on the job with the toughness of a woman who must learn her way quickly in the boys' club.
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SMH keeps its distance from clockwork, clichéd action-film archetypes wherever possible, and Parker's age and inexperience organically vary the plot beats.
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Western Kentucky boasts a consensus top-15 recruiting class, far and away its most highly touted, but the inexperience will be evident early, Stansbury said.
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Other factors included operator inattention, operator inexperience, improper lookout, excessive speed and machinery failure.
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Origin and Etymology of inexperience
Middle French, from Late Latin inexperientia, from Latin in- + experientia experience
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: lack of experience
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