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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

inexpérience

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in-eks-pe-ʁjɑ̃s

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inexperience/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Son inexpérience était évidente au début du projet."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A lack of experience, wisdom, or practical knowledge gained from doing something.

    "His inexperience in negotiations became obvious during the high-stakes meeting."
  2. 2

    The state of being unfamiliar with a particular task, environment, or situation due to a lack of previous exposure.

    "The committee dismissed her mistakes as mere youth and inexperience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'experientia' (meaning trial, proof, or experiment), entering Middle English via Old French in the late 16th century. It traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root *per-, which relates to trying and risking.

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