- denoting knowledge or skills innately present and therefore not learnt
- not learnt or taken notice of: unlearnt lessons
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unlearnt /ʌnˈlɜːnt/, unlearned /ʌnˈlɜːnd/ 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)