Unacquainted

Lacking personal knowledge or experience of something; not familiar with or not having made the acquaintance of someone or something. It suggests a state of unfamiliarity, ignorance, or a lack of prior interaction. This can apply to people, places, concepts, or even objects. The degree of 'unacquainted' can range from a simple lack of awareness to a complete absence of understanding or connection.

Unacquainted meaning with examples

• The new employee was unacquainted with the company's internal software, requiring several hours of training before she could effectively perform her tasks. This unfamiliarity created some initial delays in her project work.
• Having traveled to remote regions, the explorer was unacquainted with the modern conveniences that the city offered, finding the automated doors and elevators quite fascinating and novel to him.
• As a child, she was completely unacquainted with the complexities of financial markets, and later, the impact it would have on her own investment strategies and retirement funds.
• The author, due to writing in his native language, was unacquainted with the complexities of international copyright law, and later found his book was widely copied in the foreign market.