inexperience
noun
in·ex·pe·ri·ence
ˌi-nik-ˈspir-ē-ən(t)s 
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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Pacino’s inexperience wasn’t the only factor contributing to his financial problems, though.
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Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
But their relative inexperience compared to India showed once again.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link between the live ammo on set and Gutierrez-Reed, to drive home the argument that Baldwin should have recognized the armorer's blundering youth and inexperience.
—CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
This is the point at which the action explodes into chaos and Marcel’s inexperience in the director’s chair starts to show.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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Cheyenne Devon, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2024
But their relative inexperience compared to India showed once again.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
Defense counsel says that prosecutors tried to establish a link between the live ammo on set and Gutierrez-Reed, to drive home the argument that Baldwin should have recognized the armorer's blundering youth and inexperience.
—CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024
This is the point at which the action explodes into chaos and Marcel’s inexperience in the director’s chair starts to show.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Inexperience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexperience. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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