noun
definition
Lack of familiarity; ignorance or inexperience.
example
Due to my unfamiliarity with the library's catalog system, it took several hours to find the book.
Examples of unfamiliarity in a Sentence
Anyone who saw Hendrix's performance at Woodstock was sure to remember it; he reportedly played a two-hour set despite his band's fatigue at being up all night and unfamiliarity in playing such a huge venue.
This can often lead to feelings of discomfort or unfamiliarity.
Using a scoring system that included the reality and unfamiliarity levels of fantasy play, researchers found players who scored high had higher self-ratings of peer acceptance than did average scoring fantasy players.
These are more than just a matter of unfamiliarity or a so-called ' yuk reaction '.