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untrained

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈtɹeɪnd// UK //ʌntɹˈeɪnd// un·trained

adj. not having the special skills or education needed for a specific job or activity. You use this to describe someone who has not been taught how to do something properly.

adj. lacking professional instruction, formal education, or systematic practice in a specific field. Often used to describe a lack of technical proficiency or safety awareness.


SIMPLE

The job is too dangerous for untrained workers.

CONTEXTUAL

To the untrained eye, these two different species of birds look exactly the same.

COMPLEX

The emergency response was hampered by the presence of well-meaning but untrained volunteers who inadvertently blocked the path of professional medical teams.

Antonyms
Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'be' or 'remain'.

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