Definitions for Unlearn
ʌnˈlɜrnun·learn

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlearnverb

   try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge

2. unlearnverb

   discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unlearnverb

   To discard the knowledge of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Unlearnverb

   To forget, or disuse what has been learned.

   Antisthenes, being asked of one, what learning was most necessary for man’s life? answered, to unlearn that which is naught. Francis Bacon.

   This were to imply, that all books in being should be destroyed; and that all the age should take new pains to unlearn those habits which have cost them so much labour. William Holder.

   The government of the tongue is a piece of morality which sober nature dictates, which yet our greatest scholars have unlearnt. Decay of Piety.

   Some cyders have by art, or age, unlearn’d
   Their genuine relish, and of sundry wines
   Assum’d the flavour. Philips.

   What they thus learned from him in one way, they did not unlearn again in another. Francis Atterbury.

   A wicked man is not only obliged to learn to do well, but unlearn his former life. John Rogers, Sermons.

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1. unlearn

   Unlearn refers to the process of discarding or letting go of previously acquired knowledge, beliefs, habits or behaviors that are inaccurate, outdated, or no longer beneficial. It involves making conscious efforts to forget or ignore what one has already learned or been conditioned to believe in order to replace it with new knowledge or understanding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unlearnverb

   to forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of

2. Unlearnverb

   to fail to learn

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unlearn

   un-lėrn′, v.t. to forget or lose what has been learned.—v.i. to become ignorant.—adj. Unlear′ned, not learned: ignorant.—adv. Unlear′nedly.—n. Unlear′nedness.

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1. annuler

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unlearn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Unlearn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Unlearn in a Sentence

1. Dossie Easton:

   Sexual jealousy is supposed to be somehow unconquerable and immovable, but that is a myth. It's really serious emotional work to unlearn jealousy and cultivate other ways to feel secure in a relationship, but it's possible. I've been doing it in my practice for the past 20 years and in my own life since 1969.

2. Alvin Toffler:

   The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

3. Al Bochi:

   People feel like they have no idea what to eat anymore, they've been listening to all these different food rules -- don't eat carbs, don't eat after seven, eat this to increase Al Bochi metabolism -- and intuitive eating helps Al Bochi unlearn that unhealthy relationship with food and bring enjoyment back to the act of eating.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The biggest enemy of future success is arrogance, indifference and the unwillingness to learn, unlearn, relearn, change and grow.

5. Sanita Belgrave:

   Academia implores you to unlearn then relearn as you climb the ladder of knowledge, creating a thin line between the truth and evidence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Unlearn
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unlearn
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Unlearn
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Unlearn
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Unlearn