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naivete

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naivete /nʌɪˈiːv(ɪ)teɪ , nɑːˈiːv(ɪ)teɪ / (also naïveté)
▸ noun [mass noun] lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement; naivety:
his greatest fault was his political naïveté.
▪ innocence or unsophistication:
some of the material is laughable in its naïveté.
– ORIGIN French, from naïf, -ive (see naive).