unsophistication en · NOUN
Etymology
From un- + sophistication.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Absence 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: