unsophistication

noun

Absence of sophistication; the quality of being unsophisticated.

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Meanings

noununsophistication (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAbsence of sophistication; the quality of being unsophisticated.

    My knees buckled absurdly, and I pretended to be leaning into the sink to cover that moment of unsophistication. Although how sophisticated can you look while leaning over a pile of dirty dishes?

    2000, Kamila Shamsie, Salt and Saffron, Bloomsbury, page 59

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barbarianism

Origin

From un- + sophistication.

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APA

unsophistication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsophistication

MLA

“unsophistication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsophistication. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsophistication,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsophistication.

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