- ignorant or untaught
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un•learn•ed /ʌnˈlɜrnɪd for 1. 2. 5. in Unabridged dictionary; ʌnˈlɜrnd for 3. 4. USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- uneducated;
ignorant. - not scholarly;
not learned. - not having been learned:an unlearned lesson.
- known or possessed without having been learned, as behavior.
un•learn•ed
(un lûr′nid for 1, 2, 5; un lûrnd′ for 3, 4),USA pronunciation adj.
un•learn′ed•ly, adv.
- not learned;
not scholarly or erudite. - uneducated;
untaught;
unschooled;
ignorant. - not acquired by instruction, study, etc.
- known without being learned.
- of or pertaining to uneducated persons.
- Middle English unlerned. See un-1, learned 1350–1400
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unlearned /ʌnˈlɜːnɪd/ adj
un•learn /ʌnˈlɜrn/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to rid one's mind of (ideas or behavior) as being false or harmful:to unlearn bad habits.
un•learn
(un lûrn′),USA pronunciation v.t.
v.i.
- to forget or lose knowledge of.
- to discard or put aside certain knowledge as being false or binding:to unlearn preconceptions.
v.i.
- to lose or discard knowledge.
- late Middle English unlernen. See un-2, learn 1400–50
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unlearn /ʌnˈlɜːn/ vb ( -learns, -learning, -learned /-ˈlɜːnd/, -learnt)
- to try to forget (something learnt) or to discard (accumulated knowledge)
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unlearnt /ʌnˈlɜːnt/, unlearned /ʌnˈlɜːnd/ adj
- denoting knowledge or skills innately present and therefore not learnt
- not learnt or taken notice of: unlearnt lessons
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