🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अपरिचितता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Aparichitata

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unfamiliarity/ˌʌn.fəˈmɪl.jə.rɪ.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"नई शहर की अपरिचितता ने उसे चिंतित कर दिया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being unfamiliar or unknown.

    "The unfamiliarity of the new city made her feel anxious."
  2. 2

    A lack of knowledge or experience regarding something.

    "His unfamiliarity with the software led to several mistakes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unfamiliarity' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not', combined with 'familiar', which comes from the Latin 'familiaris', meaning 'of a household'. The term evolved in Middle English to denote a lack of familiarity or acquaintance with something.

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