unfamiliarity

/'ʌnfə,mili'æriti/

Thân thiện

She felt a sense of unfamiliarity in the new city.

Definition

Noun: 1. The state or quality of being unfamiliar; lack of familiarity or acquaintance with something. It refers to the condition of not knowing or recognizing something because it is new, strange, or not previously experienced. 2. The unusualness or strangeness resulting from something not being well-known.

Usage

"Unfamiliarity" is used to describe a state of not being familiar with a person, place, concept, or situation. It often implies a lack of knowledge, experience, or recognition. * It is commonly followed by the preposition "with" when specifying the unfamiliar subject (e.g., unfamiliarity with the rules). * It can be used as the subject or object of a sentence.

Examples

• Her unfamiliarity with the local customs led to an awkward misunderstanding.
• The unfamiliarity of the surroundings made him feel anxious.
• The team's poor performance was due to their unfamiliarity with the new software.
• He tried to hide his unfamiliarity with the technical jargon during the meeting.

Advanced Usage

• "Unfamiliarity breeds contempt": A proverbial phrase suggesting that people often distrust or dislike what they do not know or understand. It is a less common variant of the more famous saying "Familiarity breeds contempt."
  • The initial resistance to the new policy is just a case of unfamiliarity breeding contempt; people will accept it once they understand it.

Variants and Related Words

• Unfamiliar (adjective): Not known or recognized; strange.
  • The symbols on the map were unfamiliar to me.
• Familiarity (noun): The state of being familiar; close acquaintance with or knowledge of something. (Antonym)
  • His familiarity with the process allowed him to finish quickly.

Synonyms

• Strangeness: The quality of being unfamiliar or unusual.
• Ignorance: Lack of knowledge or information about something. (Note: "Ignorance" can have a stronger, sometimes negative connotation of willful neglect, while "unfamiliarity" is more neutral.)
• Novelty: The quality of being new, original, or unusual. (Focuses more on the newness itself rather than the state of not knowing it.)

Antonyms

• Familiarity
• Acquaintance
• Knowledge

Học thuật

Noun

1. unusualness as a consequence of not being well known

Từ đồng nghĩa

• strangeness