unlearn

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈlɜːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈlɝn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un lûrn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•learn /ʌnˈlɜrn/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to rid one's mind of (ideas or behavior) as being false or harmful:to unlearn bad habits.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•learn  (un lûrn′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to forget or lose knowledge of.
  2. to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding:to unlearn preconceptions.

v.i. 
  1. to lose or discard knowledge.
  • late Middle English unlernen. See un-2, learn 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unlearn /ʌnˈlɜːn/ vb ( -learns, -learning, -learned /-ˈlɜːnd/, -learnt)
  1. to try to forget (something learnt) or to discard (accumulated knowledge)
'unlearn' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
desuetude - unlearned - unlearning

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