unfamiliar

/ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/ adjective

Translation

› not known to you

yabancı, tanıdık olmayan; aşina olunmayan

an unfamiliar face His name was unfamiliar to me.1793

be unfamiliar with sth › to not have any knowledge or experience of something

aşina olmamak; yabancısı olmak; alışık olmamak

Many older people are unfamiliar with computers.1793

(Definition of unfamiliar adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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