nonmastery
- noun
- /nɒnˈmæstəri/
:
falta de dominio
- Her nonmastery of the subject was evident in the way she struggled on the exam.
Examples
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He recognized his nonmastery of the skills needed for the job and decided to take a course.
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Forty-eight percent of those seniors judged as nonmastery on KIRIS Math scored at the mean or above on the ACT Math test.
Academic text (2000) -
Yet the 1996 sample is closer to what might be anticipated, with only three percent of each group being nonmastery.
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Eighty-nine percent of those seniors judged as nonmastery on KIRIS Science scored at the mean or above on the ACT Science test.
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In their sample, 52 percent of high school seniors judged as nonmastery on KIRIS Reading scored at the mean or above on the ACT Reading test.
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Forty-four and 70 percent, respectively, of the 1995 National Merit Scholars and Commended were judged nonmastery in math by KIRIS.
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On the 1996 KIRIS Reading tests, 44 and 56 percent, respectively, of National Merit Scholars and Commended were judged nonmastery by KIRIS.
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On the 1995 KIRIS Reading tests, 47 and 73 percent, respectively, of National Merit Scholars and Commended were judged nonmastery by KIRIS.
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Fiction is aimed, more or less, at guaranteeing my possession or mastery of the world; this the documentary acknowledges as beyond its means, precisely insofar as in this nonmastery, which is the condition of invention, the real power of this world bursts forth, unbreached.
Academic text (1999) -
Many students experience nonmastery when they first learn complex math concepts.
Synonyms
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4.0
Not having enough skill or knowledge when doing something new
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6.4
Lack of skill that makes someone do things badly
Not enough skill to do something well
A lack of ability to do something well
A state of not being good at doing something
Antonyms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nonmastery is made from the part non- meaning 'not' and mastery meaning being a 'master' or having full skill, so nonmastery is 'not being a master' of something. That's why it means lacking complete knowledge or skill.