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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being unprepared. uncountable

   "The presentation went badly due to the team's unpreparedness."

Synonyms

All synonyms

abandonad libbelatednesscareless abandoncarelessnesscasualness

Example

More examples

"No matter how often I put on my thinking cap, I am afraid my unpreparedness will dominate."

Etymology

From unprepared + -ness.

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