Unfamiliarized: meaning, definitions and examples

🤔

Add to dictionary

unfamiliarized

[ ʌn.fəˈmɪli.əˌraɪz(d) ]

^{Context #1}

in psychology

To make someone unfamiliar with something; to cause someone to lose their familiarity with something.

Synonyms

bewilder, confuse, disorient

Examples of usage

The new environment unfamiliarized him with the daily routines he was so used to.
The intense training unfamiliarized her with her own limitations.

^{Context #2}

general

To make something unfamiliar or strange.

Synonyms

alter, change, transform

Examples of usage

The renovations unfamiliarized the house, making it almost unrecognizable.
The artist's unique style unfamiliarized the traditional art scene.

Translations

Translations of the word "unfamiliarized" in other languages:

🇵🇹 não familiarizado

🇮🇳 अपरिचित

🇩🇪 unvertraut

🇮🇩 tidak terbiasa

🇺🇦 незнайомий

🇵🇱 nieznany

🇯🇵 馴染みのない

🇫🇷 non familiarisé

🇪🇸 no familiarizado

🇹🇷 alışık olmayan

🇰🇷 낯선

🇸🇦 غير مألوف

🇨🇿 neznámý

🇸🇰 neznámy

🇨🇳 不熟悉的

🇸🇮 neznan

🇮🇸 óþekktur

🇰🇿 бейтаныс

🇬🇪 უცნობი

🇦🇿 tanış olmayan

🇲🇽 no familiarizado

Word origin

The word 'unfamiliarized' is derived from the combination of 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'familiarize' meaning 'to make familiar'. It first appeared in the English language in the mid-18th century. The concept of making something or someone unfamiliar is often used in psychology and various fields of study to describe the process of disorientation or transformation.