unfamiliarity
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6.1
- noun
- /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljərɪti/
:
desconocimiento
- For those students who have no familial tradition of attending university, the unfamiliarity of the university environment may translate into difficulties integrating.
- feeling of unfamiliarity
- unfamiliarity with culture
- unfamiliarity with English
Examples
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One reason teachers will resist implementing a digital story project is fear of the unknown and unfamiliarity with technology.
Academic text (2015) -
Responses by the teachers indicated their unfamiliarity with a skills-oriented assessment.
Academic text (1997) -
And this division does not rest simply on an unfamiliarity with a tribe other than our own.
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Adding to this fear is the public's unfamiliarity with the concept of brain death.
Academic text (1995) -
Families are often overwhelmed by special education jargon and the unfamiliarity of the special education process.
Academic text (2006) -
"Their unfamiliarity with America makes them the most vulnerable to exploitation and discriminatory treatment."
Academic text (2009) -
Based on their geographic proximity and unfamiliarity with the case, mediators were assigned to the dispute.
Academic text (1995) -
For example, their unfamiliarity with student attitudes, classroom interactions, and teaching methodology increases their anxiety and stress.
Academic text (2009) -
Participants are asked to suspend assumptions, confirm their unfamiliarity with each other, be spontaneous, and prepare for unanticipated consequences.
Academic text (2006) -
His unfamiliarity with the new software made the training sessions more challenging.
Synonyms
316
3.9
Not knowing about something or how it works
24
4.0
Not having enough skill or knowledge when doing something new
12
5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
5
4.2
Not knowing what to do or how something works
2
5.4
Not knowing or noticing something
A state of not knowing or understanding things
Being unaware of something
Not being aware of a fact or change
Antonyms
How Familiar
Surface Forms
Morphology
unfamiliarity = unfamiliar (transparent) = un + familiar + ity
Standard noun formation from the adjective 'unfamiliar' indicating a state or quality.
Etymology
Unfamiliarity starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from familiar, a word related to family that means 'known' or 'comfortable'. So unfamiliarity is the state of being 'not known' or not used to something.