What does unlearn mean?
Definitions for unlearn
ʌnˈlɜrnun·learn
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Princeton's WordNet
unlearnverb
try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
unlearnverb
discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
Wiktionary
unlearnverb
To discard the knowledge of.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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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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process of discarding or letting go of previously acquired knowledge, beliefs, habits or behaviors that are inaccurate, outdated, or no longer beneficial.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 Dictionary
Unlearnverb
to forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of
Unlearnverb
to fail to learn
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of unlearn in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of unlearn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of unlearn in a Sentence
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.
We know that habits are hard to suppress on their own, often the most effective way to unlearn a habit is to replace it with a new one.
Your level of intelligence is not only a measure of what you have learned, but also a measure of how well you can unlearn and re-learn!
Before one can learn truth, one must unlearn lies.
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.
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