Unlearn
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ʌnˈləːn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unlearn is a verb meaning (transitive) To discard the knowledge of.
Meaning
(transitive) To discard the knowledge of.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To break a habit.
Example Sentences
It is a language that, once learnt, I have been unable to unlearn.
It was another lesson from Fort Hare that I had to unlearn in Johannesburg.
Word Forms
- unlearns
- unlearning
- unlearned
- unlearnt
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nescient, unlettered, ignorant, unenlightened, unscholarly, unconditioned.
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