unfamiliarity
noun/ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærəti/
/ˌʌnfəˌmɪliˈærəti/
[uncountable]- the fact of not knowing or recognizing somebody/something
- the unfamiliarity of these new faces
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- unfamiliarity (with something) the fact of having no knowledge or experience of something
- He admits his relative unfamiliarity with this literature.
opposite familiarity (1)
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