inexperience
noun
in·ex·pe·ri·ence
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Definition of inexperience
1
: lack of practical experience
2
: lack of knowledge of the ways of the world
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Other Words from inexperience
inexperienced
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of inexperience in a Sentence
He blames his mistakes on inexperience.
Recent Examples on the Web
Garbers noted that last year, given the team’s inexperience on offense and strength on defense, the Bears played the game close to the vest. — Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, "Takeaways: Cal offense clicks into gear late in opening win over UC Davis," 31 Aug. 2019 Injuries to outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (ankle) and inside linebacker Ryan Connelly (sports hernia) added to the woes, and a revolving door in the secondary thanks to injuries and inexperience exacerbated the problems. — Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "South Florida's new offensive scheme should be a good test for UW's defense, which struggled in 2018," 29 Aug. 2019 Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford, who knows Pendergast from their days coaching together at California, will no doubt be looking to take advantage of that inexperience on the back end. — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, "Fresno State quarterback Jorge Reyna is unknown factor to USC’s defense," 29 Aug. 2019 The Hurricanes’ clearest road to success is to win the turnover battle, which might be difficult give Williams’ inexperience. — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, "Staff picks for Florida-Miami (Fla.) season opener for college football," 23 Aug. 2019 Other barriers to employment include a lack of education and, for many people, inexperience in navigating the working world. — Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Hope in Englewood’s streets: Hundreds line up looking for work at ‘Jobs on the Block’ career fair," 22 Aug. 2019 Winston Reid's injury issues and Goncalo Cardoso's relative inexperience would leave West Ham with a problem in central defence if either Issa Diop or Fabian Balbuena couldn't play and Ogbonna exited London Stadium. — SI.com, "Fenerbahce Eyeing Angelo Ogbonna on Loan With Option Buy Deal as Replacement for Martin Skrtel," 19 Aug. 2019 Regardless of schematic changes and inexperience in the backfield, Dantonio’s offense will always rely on a strong running game. — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, "5 big questions for Michigan State football's offense before preseason camp," 31 July 2019 The Eagles soccer team, which won its seventh conference title in nine years, opened the season with plenty of offensive firepower but inexperience on defense. — Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, "2018-19 High School Female Athlete of the Year: McDonogh three-sport star Julia Dorsey," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'inexperience.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for inexperience
inexperience
noun
English Language Learners Definition of inexperience
: lack of experience
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inexperience
noun
in·ex·pe·ri·ence
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Kids Definition of inexperience
: lack of experience
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