Untrained
(adjective)
Not having received instruction or education in a specific skill or activity.
Origin:
The word "untrained" comes from the combination of the prefix "un-" meaning not, and the word "trained" which means having received instruction or education in a specific skill or activity. together it means not having received instruction or education in a specific skill or activity.
Examples:
- The company's new employees were untrained and needed a lot of guidance.
- He was untrained in the field and had a hard time adapting to the job.
- She was untrained in the language and had difficulty communicating.
- The new team members were untrained and had to be taught the basics.
- He was untrained in the art of negotiation and was not successful in the meeting.