All mastery antonyms

noun mastery

• amateurishness — The quality of being amateurish.
• clumsiness — awkward in movement or action; without skill or grace: He is very clumsy and is always breaking things.
• inability — lack of ability; lack of power, capacity, or means: his inability to make decisions.
• weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
• ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
• misinterpretation — An instance of misinterpreting.
• mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
• incompetence — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
• lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
• surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
• inefficiency — the quality or condition of being inefficient; lack of efficiency.
• ineptness — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
• misunderstanding — failure to understand correctly; mistake as to meaning or intent.
• want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
• impotence — the condition or quality of being impotent; weakness.
• amateurish — If you describe something as amateurish, you think that it is not skilfully made or done.
• failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.