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Answer for the clue "Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training ", 13 letters:
maladroitness

Word definitions for maladroitness in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn: awkwardness , clumsiness , ineptness , ineptitude , slowness ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The condition of being maladroit.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See Malice , and Adroit .] Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly , adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness , n.

Usage examples of maladroitness.

To erase that self-deprecation, to make amends for his own maladroitness, F'nor leaned across the table to kiss her on the lips.