unfamiliarity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   lack of knowledge, experience, or acquaintance with someone or something

   Her unfamiliarity with the notation made the proof difficult to follow.

2. 2
   noun

   the quality of seeming strange or not readily recognizable

   Accurate analysis can initially produce a feeling of unfamiliarity.

From unfamiliar + -ity. Familiar comes from Latin familiaris ("of a household, intimate"), from familia ("household"); the negative noun names either lack of knowledge or the resulting sense of strangeness.

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